Cutting through the swathes of arguments as to whether the origin was from Alyes (French) Alice (English) Alan (Scottish) or Ellis (Norman from Hebrew), what can be said with historical accuracy is that the oldest know recording is English! (see below).
Disaster area. A disaster area is a region or a locale, heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. Disaster areas affect the population living in the community by dramatic increase in expense, loss of energy, food and services; and finally increase the risk of disease for citizens. An area that has been struck with a natural, technological or sociological hazard that opens the affected area for national or international aid.
Oso mudslide: Washington state disaster site yields more dead. Read more about sharing. The death toll from a mudslide that hit the north-western US state of Washington has risen to 29 people, with 20 others still missing. It has been 11 days since the town of Oso, north of Seattle, was struck by a 177ft (54m) wall of mud and debris.