American Red Cross has urged people to prepare for disasters as Hurricane Earl draws closer to the U.S. coast. “Disaster response has taught us that the combined resources of the government, community organizations and the Red Cross will never be big enough to do it all in every disaster,” said Joe Becker, senior vice president, [...]

US President has Declared Emergency For North Carolina. Craig Fugate, head of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that Federal aid is available to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Earl beginning on September 1, 2010, and continuing. The effected areas are Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, [...]