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2024 - 10 - 7

Når Storme, Medicare og Migranter Mødes på De Udfordrende Øer!

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Følg med når Hatteras, Marco og Tybee øer håndterer naturens kræfter og sociale udfordringer!

Hatteras Island, et skønt paradis, blev for nylig vittne til en hjertelig ceremony, hvor Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) tildelte Sharing Success Grants til Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation. General Manager Susan Flythe præsenterede en check til Wendi Munden, som stolt stod med sine døtre Cami og Gwen. Denne generøse donation vil støtte kræftramte familier og vise, hvordan lokale virksomheder skaber en varig indflydelse i samfundet.

Samtidig på Marco Island i Florida forbereder man sig på den frygtede Hurricane Milton, hvor alle forberedelser er i gang: fra lukkede skodder på installatører til tankstationer, der har gjort sig klar til det voldsomme vejr. Hurricanens stormflod og mulige oversvømmelser gør, at byens indbyggere står i beredskab, mens vejret viser sig fra sin uforudsigelige side. Myndighederne har udstedt advarsler for at holde indbyggerne sikre i de næste dage, hvor stormen ventes at ramme i fuld styrke.

Tybee Island lider også under følgerne af det truende vejr, som bringer frygt for vejoversvømmelser. Øens myndigheder arbejder ihærdigt på at forberede sig på situationen og beskytte indbyggerne fra oversvømmelse. Det er en påmindelse om, hvor vigtigt det er at være forberedt, især i de sårbare kystområde. Samtidig overlader nogle lande migranter fra Chagos-øerne muligheden for at flytte til Storbritannien, mens andre tilbydes frivillige tilbagesendelser.

På Hutchinson Island står indbyggerne over for reelle trusler fra stormens vinde, og myndigheder advarer om et potentielt nødberedskab som følge af flodvandet, der kan trænge ind i beboelserne. Dette varsel er blevet udfordrende for mange familier, der står over for en usikker fremtid knyttet til deres hjem og sikkerhed.

Vidste du, at Hatteras Island har nogle af de mest vidunderlige strande i Nordamerika? Det er ikke kun en fantastisk feriedestination, men også et sted, hvor de lokale samarbejder for at støtte hinanden i nødens stund! Og på den sociale front er storme som Hurricane Milton stærkt nært knyttet til klimaforandringer—hvor hver ny klubfælle med højere vandstand warner os om nødvendigheden for at forberede os på fremtiden!

CHEC awards Sharing Success Grants to Hatteras Island Cancer ... (Island Free Press)

CHEC General Manager Susan Flythe presents a check to HICF's Wendi Munden with daughters Cami & Gwen. The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently ...

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Marco Island, Florida, prepares for Hurricane Milton, storm surge ... (Naples Daily News)

Marco Island was prepared for Hurricane Milton Tuesday with shutters closed on condos and businesses, plywood on other buildings, gas pumps ready.

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Tybee Island officials plan for possible highway flooding (WTOC)

As Hurricane Milton ...

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Tuesday: Last minute briefs for Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island ... (Boca Beacon)

Some briefs as they come in to the Boca Beacon, from county sources and the Boca Grande Fire Department. Lee County and Charlotte County have asked for evac ...

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Chagos Islands: UK offers Romania move to stranded migrants (BBC News)

Migrants could enter the UK after six months, others are being offered voluntary returns to Sri Lanka.

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Water service to island communities shut off (WWSB)

With a significant ...

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Portland fourth graders explore Wabanaki history on Mackworth Island (pressherald.com)

Portland schools rolled out a Wabanaki studies curriculum after a 2022 report found schools weren't properly teaching Indigenous history, ...

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Standing water on Hutchinson Island already spotted before Milton (wflx)

Residents who live ...

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CCP hears storm updates from island officials (Sanibel-Captiva Islander)

Island officials provided updates related to Hurricane Milton during the Captiva Community Panel's regular meeting today. Captiva Island Fire Control ...

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Marco Island police union votes no confidence in police chief after ... (Naples Daily News)

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 95 voted no confidence in the chief Sept. 28, sent a letter to City Council and the city manager asking for removal.

Water Service to Island Communities Shut Off (mymanatee.org)

With a significant storm surge expected along coastal parts of the county, the Manatee County Utilities Department scheduled the shut-off of potable water ...

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Some areas of Hutchinson Island already seeing flooding ahead of ... (WPTV.com)

Residents who live along Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County are under a hurricane warning for Milton. After days of heavy rain, some areas are already ...

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On world-famous Anna Maria Island, police chief sends morbid ... (WTSP.com)

With Hurricane Milton on the horizon, a local police chief on Anna Maria Island warns death could be imminent for anyone refusing evacuation orders.

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Plane crash reported on Catalina Island (NBC Southern California)

A search and recovery operation is underway on Catalina Island following a plane crash, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

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Investigation underway after plane crashes on Catalina Island (ABC7 Los Angeles)

(KABC) -- A plane crashed Tuesday on Catalina Island, authorities confirmed to Eyewitness News. Details are limited but the crash happened sometime Tuesday ...

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Plane suspected of crashing on Catalina Island, crews searching for ... (KTLA)

First responders in Los Angeles County responded to reports of a small plane down on Catalina Island Tuesday night, officials confirmed to KTLA.

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