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Help after a Pacific Northwest earthquake could take weeks, 'if not months'

Help after a Pacific Northwest earthquake could take weeks, 'if not months'

If a major earthquake hits a city in the Pacific Northwest, it could take weeks, "if not months" before help arrives, says FEMA. That's why people should brace for the worst.

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