A couple stands amid the rubble of a collapsed house after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on Tuesday. Colombian volunteers and rescuers#house, #earthquake#house, #earthquake

Service is investigating after an 80-year-old woman died suddenly while trying to leave her home amid the massive Bald Range wildfire.#home, #wildfire#home, #wildfire

than 100 active fires across British Columbia caused “significant” losses of homes and property. Summerland wildfire Smoke rises over the#British Columbia, #homes, #wildfire, #home#British Columbia, #homes, #wildfire, #home

right," says lifelong resident Susan Crouch, 70, who previously lost her home to wildfire. The fires this summer, she adds, "are the worst#home, #wildfire#home, #wildfire

day before people were evacuated by the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, meaning the pump houses supplying both water systems are offline. Carson#wildfire, #houses#wildfire, #houses

wildfires. The money will go toward strengthening wildfire resilience, protecting homes, properties and critical infrastructure, educating#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

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homes. Later in the evening, other storms brought more hail to other Alberta towns, such as Didsbury, north of Calgary, where hail fell#Alberta, #hail, #homes#Alberta, #hail, #homes

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shelter, but they don’t guarantee a structure will actually survive a tornado. Most houses in Canada aren’t designed to withstand the force#tornado, #houses, #Canada, #house#tornado, #houses, #Canada, #house

rainfall, and basement flooding, Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, has told C anadian#Glenn McGillivray, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, #CEO#Glenn McGillivray, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, #CEO

to wildfire challenge Glenn McGillivary, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, says the answer to Canada’s#Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction#Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

protect their property. Paul Kovacs is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction at Western#Paul Kovacs, #executive director, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction#Paul Kovacs, #executive director, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

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Homes by Avi is now installing hail-resistant roofing on every new single-family home it builds in Alberta, starting August 1. Insurance#Homes, #hail, #Canada, #Alberta, #homes, #house#Homes, #hail, #Canada, #Alberta, #homes, #house

department is urging residents to FireSmart their homes as an intense wildfire season rages on in British Columbia and Washington state.#homes, #wildfire, #British Columbia#homes, #wildfire, #British Columbia

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