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Organ experts try to get the music going again after flood

By Ed White — August 9, 2021
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — An extreme storm flooded a suburban Detroit church with more than 7 feet of water, striking the boiler, electrical system, elevator and more.

Owners of biblical Noah’s Ark replica sue over rain damage to property

By Andrew Wolfson — May 24, 2019
(USA Today) — The owner of the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark in northern Kentucky has sued its insurers for refusing to cover rain damage.

Churches in Hurricane Florence’s path look to FEMA for a helping hand

By Yonat Shimron — October 4, 2018
(RNS) — FEMA changed its eligibility requirements in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and at the behest of President Trump.

Florida now understands the Noah story


By Jeffrey Salkin — September 11, 2017
(RNS) — Ever since Irma announced that she was going to pay Florida a visit, I’ve been experiencing what it must have been like to be on the ark — minus the animals, of course, writes Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin. (COMMENTARY)

In the South, a new helping hand: Muslim disaster relief teams

By Yonat Shimron — August 24, 2017
PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — At a time when the far right often cites the inability of Muslims to assimilate, these young volunteers are providing emergency aid, labor and comfort to people suffering the effects of natural disasters.
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