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West Virginia
Flood Recovery
- W.Va. Communities On Slow Path To Recovery Following Historic Flooding (WV Public Broadcasting)
- Federal Agencies Remind Ohio County Flood Victims To Apply for Aid (The Intelligencer - paywalled)
- FEMA funded flood mitigation program designed to reduce the cycle of disaster damage (WVVA)
- Rep. Miller responds to question on flood recovery and restoring washed out bridges (WVVA)
National News
Disaster Recovery
- FEMA approves some Helene funding for North Carolina, but Stein says millions more are being held up (WRAL News 5)
- 'Where is FEMA?': U.S. Homeland Security Secretary assesses flooding damages in Ruidoso (KOAT News 7)
- Cost of Western Maryland flood damage more than doubles; state to appeal FEMA aid denial (Maryland Matters), related news: WJZ News 13
FEMA
- FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address (Wired) - FEMA staff worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.
Hurricane Erin
- Hurricane Erin To Bring Storm Surge Flooding, Tropical Storm Winds To North Carolina, East Coast Rip Currents (The weather Channel)
- Warnings issued as Outer Banks faces flooding, massive waves from Hurricane Erin (AccuWeather)
- Hurricane Erin to unleash dangerous surf, rip currents along 2,000 miles of East Coast (AccuWeather)
- Tropical Storm alerts are in effect for parts of the Mid-Atlantic Coast (WTOK)
- Flooding downpours to unfold in Northeast as Hurricane Erin spins offshore (AccuWeather)