State of Emergencies
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U.S. State of Emergencies
State of Emergency Issued in New York due to Severe Weather
The Governor of New York has declared a State of Emergency due to Severe Weather in Bronx, Delaware, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties.
State of Emergency Issued in New Jersey due to Severe Weather
The Governor of New Jersey has declared a State of Emergency in All Counties due to Severe Weather.
State of Emergency Issued in Iowa due to Severe Weather
The Governor of Iowa has declared a State of Emergency in Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Clay, Dickinson, Hancock, Lyon, Palo Alto, Plymouth, and Worth Counties due to Severe Weather.
International Emergency Issued in Russia (Kamchatka Peninsula) due to High Magnitude Earthquake
An International Emergency has been declared in Russia (Kamchatka Peninsula) due to a High Magnitude Earthquake.
State of Emergency Issued in Iowa due to Severe Storms
The Governor of Iowa has declared a State of Emergency for Hancock, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux Counties due to Severe Storms.
State of Emergency Issued in Texas due to Flooding
The Governor of Texas has declared a State of Emergency for the following counties: Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell ,Coke, Comal, Concho, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Menard, Reeves, San Saba, Sutton Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson due to Flooding.
International Emergencies
International Emergency Issued in Russia (Kamchatka Peninsula) due to High Magnitude Earthquake
An International Emergency has been declared in Russia (Kamchatka Peninsula) due to a High Magnitude Earthquake.
International Emergency Issued in Istanbul Turkey due to High Magnitude Earthquake
An International Emergency has been declared in Istanbul, Turkey, due to a High Magnitude Earthquake.
International Emergency Issued in Thailand and China due to Earthquake
An International Emergency has been declared in Thailand and China (southwestern Yunnan province) due to an Earthquake in Myanmar. There are provisions being made for affected members.
International Emergency Issued in Puerto Rico Due to Hurricane Ernesto
An international emergency has been declared in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Ernesto.
International Emergency Issued in Taiwan Due to Earthquake
An international emergency has been declared in Taiwan due to a high magnitude earthquake.
International Emergency Issued In Nepal Due to Earthquake
An international emergency has been issued in Nepal due to the earthquake. Express Scripts (the Plan’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager) has activated an emergency benefit override that allows pharmacies, at the point of sale (POS), to override certain benefit coverage/edits such as an early refill during a government-defined emergency.
