Furthermore, millions of children and youth have their education disrupted by natural hazards and disasters as a result of a lack of pre-emergency planning and prevention policies.

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Last night the President signed a pre-landfall emergency declaration for the state of North Carolina, ensuring the state has what it needs beforehand.

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Among those self-reporting as scared, only 24 percent have a bigger emergency fund than they had pre-crisis.

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The service says the helicopter will be used for pre-booked urgent transfers, not emergency pick ups.

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The EHIC is mainly intended for emergency treatment abroad, but also covers patients for pre-existing medical conditions.

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Prior to the storm making landfall, the President provided Emergency Declarations for states up and down the East Coast, and FEMA pre-deployed teams to support Governors in potentially impacted areas.

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"Emergency" 72-hour intercepts require sign-offs by NSA lawyers and pre-approval by the attorney general before surveillance can be initiated.

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