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“Amazing Help:” Hams Play Critical Role in Colorado Flood Evacuation

Amateur Radio volunteers assisting with communications in the aftermath of the devastating Colorado flooding came in for high praise recently for their role in helping to safely evacuate youngsters and others from a mountain environmental education center threatened with being cut off by road washouts. In an Op-Ed piece last week in the Longmont Times-Call, Sandra Harem, the executive director …

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Hams in India Supporting Emergency Communications Following Flood Disaster

Amateur Radio volunteers have been providing emergency communications in the flood-stricken state of Uttarakhand in northern India. Jim Linton, VK3PC, who chairs the IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee, reports that unusually heavy early seasonal monsoons are causing flooding and mudslides. At least 800 people have died. “The disaster caught everyone by surprise,” Linton said. “The …

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Hecla SKYWARN 5-3-09 – 2009 Spring Flood

Video of James River west of Hecla, Brown County, SD along BC-5. All video taken early afternoon on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Near record water levels at this location (if not record) now slowly receding?…
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