Flood recovery news and more
West Virginia
Flood Recovery
- FEMA funding officially approved for West Virginia flood victims (WBOY)
- FEMA: Flood victims in Upshur, Lewis counties can apply for relief online (WVMetroNews) – “President Trump approved West Virginia’s request for a federal disaster declaration in Upshur and Lewis counties after the devastating floodwaters on July 21. FEMA’s funding includes grants for temporary housing and home repair, along with other help to assist people and families impacted by the disaster.”
- Mountains of Flood Debris (The Inter-Mountain)
- Catholic churches raise funds for West Virginia flood recovery (NewsNation)
- Buckhannon waives flood-restoration permit fees (The Inter-Mountain)
- West Virginia Habitat for Humanity transports donations to flood zones (wowk)
National News
FEMA Assistance
- Trump approves emergency declaration for Washington fires, making FEMA aid available to Spokane (Yahoo!)
- Missouri gets FEMA Public Assistance for severe storms in June (KOMU)
FEMA Staffing
- Government Accountability Office: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest (Federal News Network)
- FEMA risks having ‘critically low’ staffing levels this hurricane season: GAO (The Hill)
Water
Weather
- East Coast flash flood emergency — slow-moving storm targets 60M Americans today (MSN)
- Weather-fueled Spokane wildfires destroy 700 structures, force 65,000 to evacuate (AccuWeather)
- Flash flood threat returns as storms drench central, eastern US (AccuWeather)
- Will there be any Atlantic tropical storms in August? (AccuWeather)