US EditionSenate Passes Bill Allocating Millions to MEMA Disaster Fund
The $20 million fund aims to cover immediate cleanup costs after a deadly storm that killed 25 and left thousands without power, with federal aid expected months away.
- This past week, the Mississippi Senate voted unanimously to appropriate twenty million dollars for disaster recovery after a winter storm that killed 25 people and left thousands without power.
- Officials said the storm's severity prompted emergency measures as Mississippi has not seen such an ice storm in decades, and with FEMA aid months away, rural counties Tippah and Panola face severe outages and financial strain.
- The appropriation targets MEMA reimbursements and is not for individual assistance, with funds also allocated to the Mississippi National Guard, which has around 650 soldiers, and cities estimating up to 12 million dollars for debris removal.
- Sen. Briggs Hopson said the bill would take effect once the House passes it, allowing disbursement as early as next week, and told reporters on Feb. 2, `We do expect that there will be additional funds & we will get from FEMA`.
- With federal aid delayed, state funding fills urgent gaps as rural counties Tippah and Panola bear cleanup costs while the Mississippi National Guard’s deployment and municipal debris bills show recovery’s scale.
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