- AtCampLeatherneck,casesofbottledwaterarepiledhighunderamakeshiftshelteronJan.13.Severalhundredcivilians,theirhomesinashes,huddleundermakeshiftshelters.AsofJanuary13,about46,000piecesofgalvanizedsteelsheethavebeensenttothoseareastobuildmakeshiftshelte...
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- Themakeshifttentansweredtheirpurpose.Theymadeamakeshifttablefromboxes.Philusedamakeshiftfishingpoleandcaughttwofish.Manyofthe400orsoDarfuristherenowhavebeenlivinginmakeshifttents.Shops,businessesandgovernmentofficesinBangkokcowerbehindmakeshiftconcre...
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- Notfarfromthem,othersurvivorsintheearthquakewailinpainatthemakeshifthospital.Notfarawayotherearthquakesurvivorswailinagonyinamakeshifthospital.'itwasthemercyofGod,'saidJoassaint,22yearsold,breastfeedingherdaughteronamakeshifthospitalbednexttothehea...
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- expediency;expedience;atemporaryexpedient;amakeshiftdeviceUseofladdersormakeshiftdevicesontopofscaffoldtoincreaseitsheightortoprovideaccessfromaboveisprohibited....
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- Severalhundredcivilians,theirhomesinashes,huddleundermakeshiftshelters.Duckingintothemakeshiftsheltersthatresidentshavebuiltfromplasticsheeting,parasols,matting,andanythingelsethatcametohand,volunteersdistributebottledwater,food,andmedicine.AsofJanua...
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