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At Least 79 Killed in Singapore Airlines Crash

The death toll in the crash of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 is now 79, according to reports from Taiwan's civil aeronautics administration on Wednesday (Nov. 1). Dozens of others were injured when the Boeing 747-400 crashed at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, at 11:18 p.m. local time. The plane was taking off, due to arrive in Los Angeles at 6:15 p.m. Pacific time..
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Disaster History: The Great Chicago Fire

The summer of 1871 was hot and dry in Illinois. Only an inch and a half of rain fell on Chicago from July 4th to early October — the city was parched. Firefighters had battled countless small fires for months, and by autumn, the blazes had become commonplace. When yet another fire broke out around 9 p.m. on October 8, 1871, near the cowshed of the O'Leary family in Chicago's West Side, no one could have predicted its disastrous consequences.
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100 Years Later: Remembering the Great Hurricane of Galveston

Galveston, Texas, was a wealthy seaport city in the late 1800s, full of successful businesses and lively neighborhoods. Only 30 miles long and about 2 miles wide, the small island nevertheless had a thriving population of about 40,000. Electricity and telephones had arrived in Galveston before any other Texas city, adding to the air of excitement that surrounded the island in those days. By all accounts, the city had a bright, prosperous future. Then, on Sept. 8, 1900, the Great Storm hit. .
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Inside this Issue:
72 HOURS: A long weekend with the Red Cross of Rhode Island Friday, June 9.
The staff of the Red Cross of Rhode Island was preparing to go home after a busy week. One thing you learn with the American Red Cross: the official end of the work week usually has very little to do with the end of work for the week. The next 72 hours would underscore that point. Read the story.
EVERYDAY HEROES
 Charles Normand first became involved with the Red Cross when he took basic and advanced lifesaving as a member of the ski patrol, a job he refers to as "a lifeguard on the slopes." Meet Him.
In less than two years, Carol Anderhaggen has gone from occasional Red Cross of Rhode Island donor to acting as the person in charge of all computer operations following the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990. Meet her.
EXECUTIVE NOTES from Barbara G. DeCesare
There is a unique quality that Red Cross disaster volunteers share: a willingness to spring into duty without knowing exactly what conditions they may be heading into. Read the story
COUPLE HONORED for heroic action in saving newborn
The cries of a newborn baby brought Daniel Cedeno out of his house on a Thursday night. After he brought the baby into the house, the quick action of his wife Martha made the difference in the life of the boy who was only hours old. Read the full story.
URBAN LIFEGUARD PROGRAM receives national recognition
The Urban Lifeguard Corps, a program started three years ago by the Red Cross of Rhode Island to recruit minorities and inner-city teens to work as lifeguards, has been recognized with an award by the national American Red Cross. News

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