Reforms to US Disaster Aid Expose Growing Home Insurance Gap January 29, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In...
Stranded Hurricane Fiona Victims in Puerto Rico Await Aid September 23, 2022 By DANICA COTO Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to...
Reconstruction Efforts Drag in Puerto Rico 5 Years After Maria September 19, 2022 By DANICA COTO Jetsabel Osorio Chevere looked up with a sad smile as she leaned against her battered home. Nearly five years have...
Tennessee Gov. Lee Asks FEMA to Review Damage After Storm February 11, 2022 By Adrian Sainz MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee asked federal emergency management officials on Wednesday to help assess whether counties...
Texas Officials Prepare for Hurricane Season as Pandemic Threat Continues June 9, 2020 By Michael Ferman and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune More hurricanes and tropical storms than usual could make landfall in the United States this summer, forecasters predict. That is...
Trump Flood Insurance Plan May Increase Premiums, Reduce Property Values March 12, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration...
FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency Next Month February 14, 2019 By Jennifer Jacobs and Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters...
California Wildfire Victims Living in RVs Ordered to Leave Properties February 8, 2019 By PAUL ELIAS Hundreds of Northern California wildfire victims desperate for housing and living in recreational vehicles on their burned-out lots were ordered...
California Wildfire Aid Could Be Halted January 10, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Ari Natter President Donald Trump, who has blamed California’s forest management for last year’s disastrous fires, threatened to halt the Federal Emergency...
Mexico Beach Town Still Recovering After Hurricane Michael January 2, 2019 By ZACHARY T. SAMPSON, Tampa Bay Times Saralyn Harder’s short commute to a temporary job in a barbecue food truck at the edge of a Florida town...