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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding July 29 – August 14, 2023.
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Around 86 percent of the projects that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated to address damage by Hurricane María have resources to reinforce their infrastructure, among other hazard mitigation measures that will prepare these facilities for future weather events.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Typhoon Mawar debris mission continues to move forward as debris cleanup from residential rights of way was completed in the villages of Tamuning, Talo’fo’fo and Inalahan this week.
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The incident period for the Vermont severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides has been amended.
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The State of Georgia and FEMA have opened aDisaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Glynn County to serve Hurricane Idalia survivors from Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties.
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As part of his commitment to the people of East Palestine, OH, and other affected communities, President Biden yesterday issued an Executive Order to ensure that Norfolk Southern continues to be held accountable and to address any of the long-term effects caused by the train derailment.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for unincorporated Lake County and Hidden Valley Lake. The maps identify revised flood hazards along Kelsey, Cole, Coyote, Gallagher, and Putah creeks.
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Survivors in Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties who applied for assistance from FEMA after Hurricane Idalia will receive an eligibility letter from FEMA in the mail or via email.
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More than two months after the July 7-21, 2023, severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides, some affected residents in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor counties may still be looking for answers. FEMA’s Individual and Households Program provides eligible survivors with financial assistance and direct services.
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The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office (Claims Office) has coordinated with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to process claims and repay low interest disaster loans that were taken as a result of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire.
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