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Many of the business owners affected had previously been unable to get insurance cover for flood damage.

Has now arrived from djibouti. this is a timelapse of the vessel approaching the safer. the pumping operation is expected to start in the next few days. nick quinn, who�*s advising on the operation, says the extreme heat is not helping: you�*ll make it it�*s hot air, and for us, going out on the boat and will be 50 to 55 celsius and really hot, really quickly and fixing the aspect of being on board. should any oil be spilled during the operation, an additional hazard is the risk of mines a...

Disaster off alaska in 1989. the nautica, a super—tanker bought by the un specifically for the oil transfer, has now arrived from djibouti. this is a time—lapse of the vessel approaching the safer. the pumping operation is expected to start in the next few days. nick quinn, who�*s advising on the operation, says the extreme heat is not helping: it is extremely hot out there, so, for ambient temperature for arch going out on the boat is going to be 50 to 55 celsius. getting really hot with ...

That came barrelling through. this was the roof of the township building behind me. it was peeled off like a tuna can. it peeled the roof off the pool at the school there. one of the dumpsters has completely disappeared. the fire chief tells me they have about four minutes warning for all of this and now the landscape of the town has changed forever. >> as for the damage, i think the hardest part for me going through this is seeing the neighborhood that i grew up in just completely changed. the ...

Of the tube suck water out of the cave, part of the pumping operation that made this rescue possible in the first place. where its too steep, pictures show the boys hoisted through the air, a pulley system attached to a hanging structure. below, rushing water makes for a swift current under foot, illuminated by rescue headlamps. its all incredibly dangerous. flooded passageways the definition of peril, heartbreakingly illustrated with the death of a former navy thai s.e.a.l. he died after bringi...

Levels down by millions of gallons. rescue efforts could be further compounded by heavy monsoons in the forecast for sunday. bill neely, nbc chief global correspondent is in chiang rai, thailand for more on the desperate situation. bill, i know youre at the entrance to this cave in the middle of the night there. what is the hope of finding an exit strategy? >> reporter: well, its a very timely question, andrea, because literally in the last few minutes the commander of the rescue operation, who ...

Feet at a time and measure and 20 feet and measure. we also have the second relief well standing by if we need it. i have a lot of confidence were going to intercept that well and be able to see if we need to do any sort of pumping operation once we do that. so i do have a lot of confidence well be successful. >> we have time for one more question. go right ahead. >> can you tell me why is it working here and there doesnt seem to be oil and up the road -- >> well, i didnt go to myrtle grove toda...

Any sort of pumping operation once we do that. so i do have a lot of confidence well be successful. >> we have time for one more question. go right ahead. >> i didnt go to myrtle grove today. i checked and asked how many people are working there. we have something like 150 people over there today and 20 some odd vessels working out there today. what we actually do and in fact, i just met with the team inside the building here. we have reconnaissance activity. we have a situation unit. we have a ...

This, but there now appears to be little choice. >> bill, i have another question i want to get to you. >> yeah. >> we have a minute or two more, but i want to get a sense from the water that i see there. theres so much water in these caves and these crews have been able to pump out as substantial amount of water. how important will that be when it comes to pulling these children out the fact that the water levels have dropped? and getting them out before the rains come in? >> yeah, i mean, ive ...