Los Angeles is riskiest US county but New Yorkers should beware tornadoes
by Associated Press in New York from on (#5CAVG)
- New Fema index considers exposure to natural disasters
- East coast more vulnerable to twister damage than Oklahoma
Los Angeles county is the riskiest county in the US, according to a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) index which considers 18 kinds of natural disasters, from earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes to floods, volcanoes and tsunamis.
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