WV and National Disaster News - December 12, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Emergency Response

• Mercer County enters agreement with Blacksburg for rescue help  (WVVA-TV)

• Water Company Chief Pushes Back On Charleston Gas Outage (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Water, gas company presidents before lawmakers answers questions about Charleston West Side outage  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Water company president raises questions about gas company's responsibility in West Side outage   (West Virginia Watch)
• West Virginia Legislature looking into Charleston's West Side gas crisis  (WOWK-TV) 

Health

• Treatment-resistant C. auris confirmed in WVU Medicine  (WBOY-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
Flood Insurance

• The billion-dollar industry between you and FEMA's flood insurance

• Maui scrambles to sign up wildfire survivors before FEMA deadline (Hawaii News Now)

• 15 tornadoes confirmed in weekend severe weather outbreak (AccuWeather)
• Deadly tornadoes leave thousands displaced or without power in Tennessee (CNN), related news: CBS News 
• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee tours destruction in Clarksville (Main Street Clarksville)

Weather

• Storm system that sparked deadly Tennessee tornadoes moves into Northeast (The Hill) 
• Mid-December storm tours the southern US with snow, rain and wind (AccuWeather)
• Santa Ana winds to return across Southern California this week (AccuWeather)

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