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The Guardian: The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen above 18, and officials expect this number to increase as rescue crews continue their searches. There is still no cellphone signal in the most devastated areas, so there is concern that unaccounted for individuals could be trapped and…

Texas Tribune: Months before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, an updated disaster preparedness plan was approved. Unfortunately, when the disaster hit many of the protocols made in the plan were not able to be carried out. Resources ran extremely low and emergency-official response time was slow.…

Baxter Inc., the principal manufacturer for IV bags for the US was not able to run normal operations due to the damage caused by Hurricane Maria. The FDA has stepped in to approve bags from countries such as Germany and Spain to alleviate the impact caused by this shortage. To read more information…

People wait outside the emergency room at the medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 25. Puerto Rico is having difficult days due to the limited amount of power supplies left. Especially in hospitals without the air conditioning, operation rooms are getting unsafe. One suggestion…

Mississippi has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Nate makes it way to a Category 1 storm. Officials believe this is the worst hurricane to ever hit Mississippi, with winds up to 85 miles per hour, since Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane is expected to displace 100,000 residents, as they…