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\nRESPONDING TOEMERGENCIES  \nAnne Rooney  \nRaintree  \nLB.OF HACKNEY91300000483147  \nRaintree is an imprint of Capstone Global LibraryLimited,a company incorporated in England andWales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street,London,EC4V6LB-Registered company number:6695582  \nText ◎ Capstone Global Library Limited 2012First published in hardback in 2012Paperback edition first published in 2013The moral rights of the proprietor have beenasserted.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced in any form or by any means(includingphotocopying or storing it in any medium byelectronic means and whether or not transiently orincidentally to some other use of this publication)without the written permission of the copyrightowner,except in accordance with the provisionsof the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 orunder the terms of a licence issued by the CopyrightLicensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby Street,London EC1N8TS(www.cla.co.uk).Applications 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given to the publisher.  \nDisclaimer  \nAll the internet addresses(URLs)given in this bookwere valid at the time of going to press.However,due to the dynamic nature of the internet,someaddresses may have changed,or sites may havechanged or ceased to exist since publication.Whilethe author and publisher regret any inconveniencethis may cause readers,no responsibility for anysuch changes can be accepted by either theauthor or the publisher.  \n\n| LONDON BOROUGH OF  \u003Cbr>HACKNEY LIBRARIES   |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| HK12001070   |  |\n| Bertrams   | 10/09/2013   |\n| 363.348 T   | £9.99   |\n| TEEN   | 18/07/2013   |\n\nCONTENTS  \nEmergency!………………………  \n……………………………4  \nDisaster strikes……………………………………………………………………………14  \nAs the dust settles………………………………………………………………26  \nLife goes on…………………………………………………………………………40  \nRebuilding lives…………………………………………………………………48  \nHow to volunteer……………………………………………………………54  \nTimeline ………………………………………………………………………………………58  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