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...most vulnerable seem to be new properties. Thirty half-built homes in a new development bordering the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort in Birmingham have lost copper plumbing pipes. Thieves are snatching metals in daylight on job sites. "We put it in on Monday and had to replace it by Wednesday," said Matthew Graves, production manager for Mainline Heating & Air Conditioning in Birmingham...
...Aesih heard people on the beach screaming that the water was rising, but there were no sirens, or messages on TV. For her and thousands of others, the tsunami that occurred 28 minutes after the earthquake on Monday came without warning. More than 20,000 families were displaced, thousands injured and more than 500 killed. Estimates of the physical damage are still being calculated, but dozens of hotels and restaurants were lost in what was once one of the country's top tourist destinations...
...Hizballah had some 100 rockets that could travel between 24 and 42 miles, presumably referring to Iranian Fajr 3 and Fajr 5 missiles. Another senior intelligence official tells TIME that Hizballah "probably" has one or two dozen rockets that can travel up to 150 km, or 93 miles. Last Monday, the Israeli Air Force destroyed two vehicles that, according to military officials, were carrying Zelzal missiles capable of traveling that distance...
...very least keep launch teams far from the border. Roads, bridges, and gas stations have been bombed to limit mobility. Southern towns such as Tyre and Sidon are being pounded, their populations forced to either flee or risk death. Suspect vehicles, particularly trucks, are being attacked. On Monday, the IAF destroyed two trailers full of missiles coming from Syria. Israel essentially wants to make it impossible for Hizballah to launch anything from points south of Beirut...
...families fleeing the south arrived on Saturday, but numbers surged on Monday, said George Abisamra, an Aoun supporter who had volunteered to help out at the school. As of today, 400 people had taken shelter here, he said, and his party had taken it on themselves to organize care for them. "We have to help them," he said, "They are Lebanese...