WV and National Disaster News - August 11, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Flood Risks & Infrastructure

• Rising flood risks threaten many water and sewage treatment plants across the US (Beckley Register-Herald) 

• Town hall meetings set for Bluefield residents contending with flood damages (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

• Manchin Announces $3.8 Million for Twelve West Virginia Fire Departments  (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)
• Local fire departments receive grant to help with training (WDTV-TV)
• Bills passed in W.Va. special session could benefit volunteer fire departments  (WTAP-TV)
• As Teays Valley Fire prepares to cut back service, chief encouraged by new state and federal funds  (WCHS-TV)
• Mercer County Commission approves $300K for volunteer fire departments  (WVVA-TV)
• 20 West Virginia fire departments, emergency services awarded more than $18,000 total  (WOWK-TV)

Weather

• Slight Risk for Severe Storms Saturday  (WTRF-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

Federal Disaster Funding

• White House seeks $12B to refill the nearly broke disaster fund that helps communities and individuals recover from disasters (E&E News)

Maui Wildfires

• Lahaina resembles 'a war zone or maybe a bomb went off' (ABC News)
• At Least 55 People Died on Maui. Residents Had Little Warning Before Wildfires Overtook a Town (US News & World Report),  
• Officials say some 1,000 could be missing after Maui wildfires, but it's hard to say (NPR)
• 'Nothing left': Future unclear for Hawaii residents who lost it all in fire (AP)
• Related News: CNN, Garden Island (HI), “Meet the Press Now"  AccuWeather, Weather Channel  and KMGH News 7 (CO). 

 
Weather

• NOAA doubles chances for nasty 2023 Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino (CBS News), related news: Fox News

Other

• Puerto Rico: FEMA approves $53 million for early warning systems at dams (El Vocero – Spanish Language) ​​