US EditionTrump Approves FEMA Disaster Relief for 8 States
- On Friday, President Donald Trump authorized federal aid through FEMA to assist eight states affected by recent storms.
- Several states requested the aid after a massive mid-March storm caused significant damage, with some communities waiting months for assistance.
- Residents of Walthall County, Mississippi, voiced their dissatisfaction recently due to delays in debris removal after local funds were exhausted while waiting for federal aid.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to speed up Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s disaster assistance request following pressure from Senator Josh Hawley, highlighting FEMA’s previous shortcomings where individuals severely affected by disasters have had to wait extended periods—sometimes months or years—without receiving timely federal support.
- FEMA’s newly-appointed acting chief plans to shift more disaster response responsibility to states, and Trump is considering major agency changes citing long wait times.
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President Donald Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
JACKSON, Miss. — President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Several states requested the aid in response to damage…
San Antonio Express-News
Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
Federal relief is on its way to eight states. President Donald Trump approved a series of major disaster declarations on Friday. Some states have been waiting for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Trump administration has promised to make major changes to the agency, whi…
Trump approves disaster declaration for Arkansas; Saline County eligible for federal aid
BENTON — Saline County residents and officials will have access to federal disaster assistance following President Donald Trump’s approval of a major disaster declaration for Arkansas.
Trump approves disaster declaration for April flooding, tornadoes that struck Arkansas | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for severe flooding and tornadoes that hit the state in April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday.
Cameron County receives federal disaster assistance following March storms
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