Ida Knocks Out Power to Nearly All of Louisiana, More Deaths Feared August 30, 2021 By Devika Krishna Kumar and Maria Caspani NEW ORLEANS — At least one person has died and power is out across Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday as...
U.S. Rolls Out First Update to Flood Insurance Pricing in 50 Years April 6, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and...
Pandemic Aid Helps New Mexico Tribe Fix Damaged Adobe Homes April 5, 2021 By Teya Vitu SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — First came the hail — sheets of it, pounding the centuries-old adobe homes at...
Cedar Rapids, Marion Seek Federal Aid for Waterway Cleanup April 5, 2021 By Gage Miskimen and Marissa Payne CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids and Marion are pursuing federal assistance to help pay for millions of dollars...
Kentucky Governor Tours Flooded Counties, Promises Help March 8, 2021 BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated his promise to seek federal disaster relief on Friday while touring several...
Setting Up Mobile Homes After Louisiana Storms is Slow-Going March 8, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. — Six months after Hurricane Laura wrecked southwest Louisiana, the Federal Emergency Management Agency still is trying...
Kentucky Seeking Federal Help As Floodwaters Cause Damage March 4, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor toured parts of his state hard by heavy rains Tuesday and pledged to seek...
Watch Out Los Angeles: Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places In U.S. January 4, 2021 By Seth Borenstein Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her...
Emergency Experts Contemplate What FEMA Should Do Next December 14, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman Perhaps no single federal agency has been tested as much by 2020 as the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It has...
Few Requests for Help With Graves Damaged by Hurricane Laura October 5, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Laura damaged nearly 1,900 graves in Louisiana, but fewer than 25 families have asked for help...