COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the opening of a second Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) in Carter County on July 11 to help survivors of the flooding with their applications for federal and state disaster assistance.

The MDRC will be located at the Van Buren Church of Christ, 1020 Main Street, Van Buren, MO, 63965. Operating hours will be Monday, July 11, 2011, from 1 to 6 p.m., and then from Tuesday through Friday, July 12 through July 15, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This MDRC will close at 6 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011.

Specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be on hand to meet with storm survivors, face-to-face, to answer any disaster assistance questions, and to help applicants complete their SBA disaster loan applications.

Missouri residents may visit any DRC in the state at the following locations:

Carter County
East Carter County School -- Storm Shelter
24 South Herren
Ellsinore, MO 63937
Opens July 5, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and July 6 through July 9, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jasper County
First Methodist Church
501 W. 4th St.Joplin, MO 64801
Open: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open until further notice.

Taylor Performing Arts Center
Missouri Southern State University
3950 E. Newman Rd.Joplin, MO 64801
Open: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open until further notice.

New Madrid County
Morehouse Elementary School Cafeteria
420 S. Carroll
Morehouse, MO 63868
Open: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open until further notice.

Pettis County
Smith-Cotton Junior High School
312 E. Broadway
Sedalia, MO 65301
Open: Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open until further notice.

Scott County
103 S. Kingshighway
Sikeston, MO 63801
Open: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open until further notice.

Wayne County
Wayne County Health Center
115 Hickory St.Greenville, Mo. 63944
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through July 9

Before visiting a MDRC, survivors are urged to first register with FEMA. Registration may be completed online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by smartphone through m.FEMA.gov, or by calling FEMA's toll-free registration line at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). If you have a speech disability or hearing loss and use a TTY, call 1-800-462-7585. If you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. Multi-language assistance is available. Telephone registration is available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily, until further notice.

SBA low-interest disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters also may be eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.

Businesses of any size and private non-profit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is the federal government's primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private non-profit organizations fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and covers the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or...