Disaster_Accident

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A woman walks past the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Mobile Command Unit on the corner of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street N.W. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. This unit has been positioned in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in anticipation of Sandy, the so-called "Frankenstorm" that is due to hit the D.C. area by Monday morning. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Department of Public Works employee Bobby White, left, hands Norman Wood a sandbag to place into a District resident's car outside of Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Residents waited in long lines for their allotted five sandbags to try to protect against flooding from Hurricane Sandy, the so-called "Frankenstorm" that is going to hit the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A long line of cars waits outside of Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. to pick up sandbags from the Department of Public Works on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in anticipation of high water levels from large amounts of rain due to Hurricane Sandy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Thomas N. Graham, regional director for Pepco, warned that there were likely to be several days without power, adding that it will not be safe to put linemen in bucket trucks with heavy winds. He joined the mayor and other safety officials Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 to discuss the District's preparations for Sandy, the so-called "Frankenstorm" that is expected to hit the area by Monday morning. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Hawkins, general manager of D.C. Water, says he doubts there will be a drop in water pressure but gave people instructions to save bottled water just in case. He joined the mayor and other safety officials to discuss the District's preparations for Sandy, the so-called "Frankenstorm" that is expected to hit the area by Monday morning. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said that if winds are 40 mph, first-responder vehicles, particularly ambulances, will not be able to safely travel on the roads. Currently there are hurricane-force winds, upwards of 75 mph, where the storm has hit in the Chesapeake region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Chris Geldart, director of the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, warned that Sandy's high winds will definitely cause downed trees, and he urged those who live near large trees that are likely to come down to move to the lower levels of their homes. He joined the mayor and other safety officials to discuss the preparations being made for the so-called "Frankenstorm". (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mayor Vincent Gray and local safety officials held a press conference Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 at the headquarters of the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency to announce preparations for Sandy, the so-called "Frankenstorm" that is due to affect the Washington, D.C. metro area, with hurricane-force winds as early as 8 a.m. Monday morning. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Sandbags sit outside the doorway and outdoor chairs and tables have been moved into an alcove of a business along Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in anticipation of high water levels from Sandy, the super storm that is expected to hit the area Sunday night or early Monday morning. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A man carries belongings in one day after an earthquake. “The reason is clearly related to the farming. It’s like a sponge you drain the water from,” one geologist said. (Associated Press)

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A man searches the rubble in Lorca, Spain, on May 12, 2011. An earthquake and aftershocks in southeastern Spain caused deaths and casualties and did extensive damage to buildings. Geologists think that depletion of the water table for crops triggered the disaster. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, left, listens as Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate speaks to the media at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. FEMA is coordinating the deployment of federal resources in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer (27) breaks free from Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) and free safety Madieu Williams (41) for a 34-yard run in the first quarter at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 28, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)