The Damage

North Carolina buildings take $1.5B hit from Matthew floods

Edit The Oklahoman 16 Oct 2016

The figure released late Saturday represents one of the first detailed analyses of damage from the storm, and it's part of a growing picture of Matthew's financial impact ... For example, it doesn't include the cost of repairing damaged roads and bridges or replacing belongings inside damaged buildings, which are often covered by insurance policies....

Earthquake rattles northwestern Greece, road damaged

Edit The Himalayan 16 Oct 2016

There was some damage to the mountainous road network in the area due to falling rocks but no casualties, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity....

Shoddy repairs: Road heading nowhere

Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016

Crater-like pits and bumpy rides are still commonplace for those making their way through the Cyberabad region, even as the GHMC claims to have repaired many 'severely damaged' stretches ... What civic authorities have to do now is understand why a few spells of damaged the city's thoroughfares to such an extent ... The severely damaged 200-250 metre-long stretch in front of E-Park in Kothaguda has also been repaired....

The state Supreme Court's October surprise

Edit Arkansas Online 16 Oct 2016

"The term 'non-economic damages' is a 'technical term' that is not readily understood by voters ... Accordingly, we conclude that the ballot title of the proposed amendment is insufficient because it fails to define the term 'non-economic damages.' " ... I'd also underscore that there's at least one group of government lawyers who clearly do not think that the term "non-economic damages" is objectionable....

5.2 quake rattles northwestern Greece, no injuries

Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 Oct 2016

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina, the Athens Observatory's geodynamic institute said Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries....

Man escapes house unharmed before fire causes extensive damage

Edit The Dallas Morning News 16 Oct 2016

The house was valued at $84,000 and sustained an estimated $70,000 in damages, $50,000 of that in structural damages and the remaining $20,000 in destroyed ......

Man stabbed at Edmonton transit centre sues assailant, city and hospital for $7.4 million

Edit Toronto Sun 16 Oct 2016

Lavallee is suing the youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and is seeking $500,000 in punitive and aggravated damages from him because his alleged behaviour was “reckless, callous, high-handed, oppressive and reprehensible.”. Lavallee is seeking $5.5 million in damages for the past and future cost of care and ......

Bermuda mops up after passage of Hurricane Nicole

Edit Jamaica Observer 16 Oct 2016

It could have been much worse,” Premier Michael Dunkley said as Bermudians began assessing the damage caused by the 14th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season. The Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) was expected to update citizens on the damage caused by the storm, while schools will remain closed until Monday....

ESPN’s LZ Granderson: Hillary Is Off the Campaign Trail to Avoid Questions About WikiLeaks

Edit Breitbart 16 Oct 2016

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” contributor LZ Granderson said Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is off the campaign trail to avoid answering questions about the damaging WikiLeaks stories of the last few weeks about several of her and her staff’s emails....

Storm gathers intensity off Northwest coast, damage expected

Edit The Miami Herald 16 Oct 2016

A powerful storm developing from the remnants of a Pacific typhoon was gathering intensity off the Northwest coast Saturday, and the National Weather Service warned about the potential for widespread damage ... "This thing has the potential to be a pretty damaging windstorm." ... The damage could be exacerbated because many trees still have their leaves, and thus catch more wind and are more likely to topple, Wilde said....

Oregon coast in the clear after potential 'historic' storm fizzles out

Edit The Oregonian 16 Oct 2016

No damage was reported along the Oregon coast, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Saturday, by which point the storm had mostly made its way into Washington ... There were some power outages in the county, he said, but no major damage ... The storm was highly anticipated, in part, because of the damage its predecessor caused in Manzanita....

School reconstruction yet to gather pace

Edit The Himalayan 16 Oct 2016

Delay in reconstruction of the school buildings damaged by last year’s devastating earthquake had added misery to the students ... Shrestha said that the severely damaged schools with greater enrolment numbers in the 14 most affected districts will get top priority during the reconstruction process ... The CLPIU estimates it will cost Rs 67 billion just to reconstruct the damaged classrooms of 7,923 schools....

Ballymena home 'extensively' smoked damaged in petrol bomb attack

Edit Belfast Telegraph 16 Oct 2016

A spokesperson added that extensive smoke damage had been caused to the living room....