Cleaning Up After a Flood: Using the Right Dust Mask Do I need a dust mask when cleaning up and removing debris?
When working with dust, such as removing and cutting wallboard/sheetrock and other building materials, sweeping up debris or removing mold mask, especially poor or no ventilation or the work creates very fine dust.
Thousands of families still struggling in the aftermath of Sandy are learning that some insurance companies don’t seem to think the storm was a hurricane.
Alex Savoie’s broker told her that her family’s Rockaways home was covered for hurricanes, so when Sandy trashed the place, she assumed she’d be okay.
To Savoie’s surprise, the insurer said she wasn’t covered because the damage was caused by a flood — not a hurricane. Because she doesn’t have flood insurance, she’s out of luck.
A forester working for New York City’s parks department made a horrifying discovery last week, beside a huge pile of fallen trees destined for the wood chipper.
nytimes.com - By MATTHEW BLOCH, ALAN McLEAN and ARCHIE TSE; reporting contributed by Joseph Berger, Cara Buckley, Sarah Maslin Nir, Kirk Semple and Vivian Yee Sources: Flood areas and levels from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Andrew A. Beveridge, socialexplorer.com; building shapes from NYC Open Data
In the days before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, few people in New York City anticipated the scale of destruction of the storm. The map shows the estimated height reached by floodwaters, which topped 17 feet in some parts, according to surveys and weather data collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
This is the first video highlighting the relief efforts in Rockaway Beach by the New York Dream Center. The need in the Rockaways is ongoing and we need all the help we can get to continue in helping rebuild this community.
Residents in Far Rockaway, Queens, have endured their share of hardships caused by Hurricane Sandy, with many still recovering from flooded basements and the loss of electricity.
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