WV and National Disaster News - August 30, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV COVID Weekley Update for August 30, 2023 (WV DHHR) - There have been five deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,175 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 65-year old male from Jackson County, a 76-year old female from Jackson County, a 75-year old male from Ohio County, a 92-year old female from Hampshire County, and a 61-year old male from Mercer County
 
 
Flooding – damage assessments, response, cleanup, blocked roads, supply distribution

• County Officials Prepare To Request Federal Assistance For Communities Hit Hard By Floods  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Flood cleanup, damage assessments underway in eastern Kanawha County  (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia Emergency Management Division seeks flood damage information (WOAY-TV)
• Kanawha County crews begin clean up after widespread flooding  (WCHS-TV)
• Fields Creek cleanup begin after floods wiped out the community  (WSAZ-TV)
• Supplies available for Kanawha County flood victims  (WSAZ-TV)
• Flash Flooding Strikes Northern Fayette County; More Rain This Evening (WOAY-TV)
• WATCH: Roads in Harrison County closed for flash flood  (WBOY-TV)
• 'This is just total destruction up here': Cleanup underway after eastern Kanawha County flash flooding  (WOWK-TV)
• Flooding Wreaks Havoc in Kanawha County; State of Emergency Declared as Cleanup Begins  (WV News)
• West Virginia National Guard responds to flood emergency in eastern Kanawha County  (Lootpress)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
FEMA

• FEMA funding shortage amid mounting disasters (WFLX West Palm Beach)
• Using FEMA's lifelines to benefit the public safety community (Police 1) - Planning
• FEMA announces $3 billion for climate resiliency as time runs low for Congress to replenish its disaster fund (CNN)
• FEMA Announces $162 million in BRIC & FMA Grants to Fund Resiliency Projects Across the Mid-Atlantic (Coastal News Today)

 
Hurricane Idalia

• Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm (CNN)
• Hurricane Idalia: Category 3 Storm Makes Landfall in Florida (Wall Street Journal)
• FEMA trailers, naval helicopters staging at Maxwell AFB ahead of Idalia (WFLX West Palm Beach)
• FEMA Chief to Florida: Treat Hurricane Idalia 'Seriously' (WTMA Charleston, SC)

Hawaii Wildfires

• Over 500 FEMA personnel still on the ground as Lahaina search in final stages (WFLX West Palm Beach)
• EPA begins months-long work of removing hazardous material from 5-square-mile burn area in Lahaina (Maui Now)

 
Wetlands

• The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands (Delaware Public Media)​