Survivors of the devastating 2023 Maui fires say they are being forced to deal with rodents and falling apart homes in their federally funded living quarters months after the wildfires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Direct Lease program helps wildfire survivors find short- and long-term housing as their communities rebuild. More than 1,300 people are […]
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Disaster assistance gets approved for Oklahoma counties affected by recent severe weather
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Friday Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the approval from the White House on Oklahoma’s request for disaster assistance on counties that were hit in May by tornadoes and severe storms. The request was submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 5 following assessments that were done after the […]
Gayle Benson donates $1.25M to Greater New Orleans Foundation for disaster relief fund
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Greater New Orleans Foundation now has a new source of immediate disaster relief thanks to the establishment of the Gayle and Tom Benson Disaster Relief Fund and its $1.25 million toward the foundation. “Because of Mrs. Benson’s gift, we will not have to scramble so much to get started when disaster […]
DR Congo boat disaster kills at least 80
At least 80 people have died after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s president has said. The disaster happened on Wednesday on the Kwa River, 70km (44 miles) from the town of Mushie in the province of Maï-Ndombe near the border with neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville. In a statement on social media, President […]
A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster
A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires in the United States. Grass is as plentiful as sunshine, and under the right weather conditions is like gasoline for wildfires: All it takes is a spark for it to explode. Planet-warming emissions are wreaking havoc on temperature […]
End of Pandemic Funding Could Spell Disaster for Some Connecticut Schools
This article was originally published in CT Mirror. The administrators of the Hartford Public Schools system have a problem. Left with a nearly $37 million budget hole despite pleas for more local and state funding to plug holes left by the expiration of federal pandemic aid, they will, in the coming weeks, sort out the […]
German town declares disaster following floods
Bayern donate €1 million to flood disaster victims
Bayern Munich have donated €1 million ($1.09 million) to the victims of the flood disaster in southern Germany, the Bundesliga said on Tuesday. “The floods have caused great damage and terrible suffering. Especially in such exceptional situations, a special community spirit is needed, as many people on the ground are currently demonstrating. FC Bayern is […]
As busy hurricane season looms, FEMA warns it could run out of disaster cash
With a grim storm forecast ahead, the nation’s top disaster responders are in danger of running out of cash at the peak of hurricane season — again. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund is on pace to run dry by August. Without congressional action, that could leave Florida and other states staring at […]
DeWine requests disaster declaration for Ohio counties impacted by April storms
Governor Mike DeWine has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for eight counties impacted by severe weather in early April. >>1 seriously hurt, 1 arrested after motorcycle crash in Clayton The weather events took place April 1-4 and caused significant damage in Belmont, Monroe, Jefferson, Guernsey, Noble, Washington, Morgan, and Miegs counties, according to the governor’s […]
Farage’s return is a disaster for the Tories
In what was arguably the most decisive moment of the 2019 campaign, with support for his Brexit Party already slipping in the polls, Nigel Farage announced that he was withdrawing his party’s candidates from all of the seats that the Conservatives were defending. Support for the party fell away further as Leave voters nearly all […]