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Campus

Eye on the Y: BYU makeup department, Emergency Medical Services partner together for mass casualty simulation, DancEnsemble showcases the work of student choreographers

By Carly Ludlow
November 18, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU makeup department, Emergency Medical Services partner together for mass casualty simulation Many volunteers gathered together on Nov. 12 to decorate students in tear stains, red eyes, third degree burns, compound fractures and other injuries. The student volunteers participated in BYU’s mock mass casualty simulation.
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World

New landslide kills 21, buries houses in Philippines

By Associated Press
September 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Rescuers carry a body of a child after being dug out of the rubble following a landslide that buried dozens of homes in Naga city, Cebu province central Philippines on Thursday Sept. 20. A landslide set off by heavy rains buried homes under part of a mountainside in the central Philippines on Thursday, and several people are feared buried, including two who sent text messages seeking help. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Nation

How $10 donations help natural disaster victims

By Jenna Crowther
December 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with 'Stories of relief from Hurricane Harvey'
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Local

Red Cross promotes 72-hour kits for National Preparedness Month

By Camilla Stimpson
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU students gather items for 72-hour kits. Students are encouraged to start preparing their own 72-hour kit with foods high in protein, and extra items they have in their home. (Camilla Stimpson)
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State

SB57: Bill would allow state to tap federal postal workers during emergencies

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
January 27, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—One can learn a lot about a person by delivering their mail. A Salt Lake Valley senator, working with U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, has unveiled a bill that would put local letter carriers' knowledge to work in case of a disaster.
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State

Washington state continues on without electricity

November 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Joe Phelan and Mitch Chapman, from Double D Tree, remove a tree that crashed through the roof of a detached garage the day before. Cleanup began Wednesday in Washington state after a powerful storm killed three people, cut power to more than 350,000 residents and flooded rivers. (Associated Press)
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World

Nepal's 2nd quake strengthens humanitarian efforts

By Chris Larson
May 14, 2015 12:00 AM
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck May 12 killed dozens and injured and displaced several thousands more, said Nepali Home Ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal.
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Featured

16 things you didn't know about the Titanic disaster

By Sarah Burchett
April 15, 2015 12:00 AM
On April 15, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic sank beneath the frigid waves of the North Atlantic, taking 1,517 of her passengers with her. One hundred three years later, the Titanic remains one of the most famous ships to ever set sail, and the story of her tragedy continues to captivate the minds of people everywhere. As we mark another anniversary of the Titanic disaster, here are a few interesting facts that might not be found in the history books.
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