#emergency-shelter

#emergency-shelter

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Santa Cruz County until 1 p.m. Thursday. The service reported that a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 7 miles south of Santa Cruz at a speed of 35 mph. The areas impacted include Santa Cruz, Corralitos, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Live Oak, Soquel, Twin Lakes, Opal Cliffs, Felton, Aptos, Ben Lomond, Rio Del Mar, Eureka Canyon Road, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley and Aptos Hills-Larkin.

At Redfin, our hearts are with everyone impacted by the Washington state floods. Below, we've gathered trusted resources to help residents stay safe, access recovery and housing support, and find ways to support their communities through these times. Immediate safety: what to know right now Floodwaters can remain dangerous long after the storms pass, and conditions can change quickly as rivers recede, making it important to stay cautious and rely on official guidance from local authorities before traveling, returning home, or assessing damage.

When the ground started shaking on that March morning in 2025, residents across central Myanmar braced for the worst. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that tore through the region left destruction in its wake, toppling buildings and shattering lives. But in Mandalay, something remarkable happened. A cluster of 26 bamboo houses refused to fall, standing defiantly against nature's fury just 15 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake.

Here's the thing about PVC pipe that most of us forget. It can be cut with simple tools, and once softened with heat, it can be reshaped easily. Marx took this basic property and turned it into an entire assembly system for emergency housing. Instead of hunting down T-joints, elbows, and corner pieces, you just heat up the pipe itself and bend it into whatever shape you need.