Evacuation

Durante el desalojo, es importante tener en cuenta las necesidades de cada miembro de la familia. Las discapacidades pueden afectar a una persona de varias maneras, tanto visibles como invisibles. Tener un plan ANTES de que ocurra un desastre puede eliminar el posible estrés o los obstáculos para usted o su familiar con discapacidad.

During an evacuation, it’s important to consider each family member’s needs. Disabilities can impact a person in a variety of ways, both visible and invisible. Having a plan BEFORE a disaster happens can eliminate potential stress or barriers for you or your family member with a disability.

November 30th marks the official end to the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which produced 21 named storms, making it the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. As a result of climate change, the novelty of breaking records has lost its weight; we’ve become desensitized to it, because we’re doing it every year.

WASHINGTON -- La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) exhorta a todas las personas a tomar medidas urgentes ahora debido a que los pronósticos indican que el huracán Ida tocará tierra en la costa norte del Golfo de los Estados Unidos como un peligroso huracán intenso el domingo. Se espera que las condiciones de tormenta tropical comiencen a sentirse durante la noche del sábado o en la madrugada del domingo.

WASHINGTON -- FEMA is urging everyone to take urgent steps now as Hurricane Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane on Sunday. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin late tonight or early tomorrow morning.