Tag: displacement
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Fenway area fires displace 100 residents
On Oct. 27 at 3:15 p.m., a seven-alarm fire broke out at a five-story apartment building on 104 and 108 Hemenway Street due to an electrical issue. The fire displaced up to 100 residents, many of whom were Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music students. The day the fire , an estimated 10 residents…
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After the smoke has cleared: Following a weekend of displacement, Merrimack Valley families still await gas, reimbursement and a return to normalcy
The line outside the Lawrence Senior Center was dozens of people deep the Saturday after a series of gas leaks and fires displaced thousands of families in the Merrimack Valley. Photo: Alejandro Ramirez. Intro: Thursday night evacuation Around three in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 13, a detective at Yahaira Ramos’s home in the southern…
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The Roots of Exodus: Why Are People Compelled to Leave their Homes?
People are leaving their homes. It’s not because they want to but because they have to—to survive. Climate change, food insecurity, war and conflict; these are the root causes of this displacement. But is anyone doing anything to address them? Facts are facts, and one of them is that while everybody talks about the growing…
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How do families and individuals get rehoused after a fire?
Figuring out what to do after a fire has displaced you and your family from your home is a real issue that most people don’t care to think about until it happens. Those who are unable to re-enter their homes are immediately approached by members of the American Red Cross, which dealt with 5,053 cases…