Now it solicits members for donations whenever it mobilizes to a disaster area.
On Saturday, President George W. Bush declared a disaster area in 28 counties around Houston, making federal emergency aid available to the region.
Earlier, officials in Prague declared about a third of the country a disaster area, and several border crossings with Poland and Germany were closed.
Efforts are underway to estimate the total damage which is thought to be in the tens of millions of dollars and to request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing declares Wawa a disaster area.
It was only a few months ago that DARPA initiated their ambitious Robotics Challenge that reserves a cash prize for a (probably) humanoid robot that can drive to a disaster area and perform several rescue functions including breaking through rubble and closing off a leaky pipe.
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The fee for copies of tax returns may be waived if you are in an area declared a federal disaster area.
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Additionally, affected taxpayers in a federally declared disaster area may be able to claim a casualty loss related to the disaster on a federal income tax return.
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President Obama declared American Samoa a major disaster area, ordering federal aid to supplement local efforts.
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To find out if your county has been declared a drought disaster area, view SBA's current disaster declarations page.
The President has declared Puerto Rico a major disaster area.
To be sure, there are more than a few gaping holes in this argument, not the least of which is the fact that the financial crisis that took down asset prices around the globe is not even remotely the same as a natural disaster that hit a single area.
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The IRS and state taxing authorities give further concessions to taxpayers when the casualty occurs in a federally declared disaster area (most areas affected by Hurricane Sandy qualify).
However, if the loss is in a federally declared disaster area, you may choose to treat the loss as having occurred in the year immediately preceding the tax year in which the disaster happened by filing an amended return.
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In 1995, I was a volunteer in the disaster area following the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe, Japan.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry earlier said he was declaring the area a disaster and would request an emergency declaration for federal aid from President Barack Obama, who has offered any help needed.
Texas state Governor Rick Perry said he was declaring the area a disaster and would request an emergency declaration for federal aid from US President Barack Obama, who has apparently offered any help needed.
"The Marcal river is dead, " said Tibor Dobson, spokesman of the Hungarian Disaster Management Agency - a reference to a smaller river which flows north from the disaster area towards the Danube.
"There is no specific designation outside of a disaster period that says we have to have sustained properties going to the disaster area, " Wiggins said.
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There were reports that army-led rescue workers had difficulty accessing the disaster area and were hampered by a lack of equipment.
Scott County set up a Disaster Relief Fund for all affected communities in the area.
Bearing the brunt of the disaster was Vargas state, an area with a population of 350, 000, an hour's drive from the capital, Caracas.
Thus a disruption in component and end product supply due to a natural or man-made disaster may spread much further than the area of initial damage.
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Hitoshi works for Polaris Images, a New York photo agency, and has spent the last several days in the disaster area.
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She also suggested that exploiting oil reserves in the area was not a realistic option as a spill would be an ecological disaster without access to logistical support from Argentina.
Children who live in an area affected by the Chernobyl disaster have visited Warwick Castle as part of a UK holiday.
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Isaac during the period of August 27-29, 2012.
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