WV and National Disaster News - July 29, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Weather

• Rain, thunderstorms, & high humidity begin Monday, last all week (WDTV)
• West Virginia Faces Severe Storms and Heavy Rainfall Today (Country Herald)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA offering hotel stay assistance for Texans displaced by Hurricane Beryl (FOX – KRIV News 26)
• As Vermonters struggle to access flood assistance, Welch calls for overhaul of FEMA (Vermont Public Radio)
• Survey Says Maui Wildfire Survivors Were Re-Traumatized By Poor Disaster Response (Forbes)

Weather

• Hurricane season isn't over: Tropical disturbance spotted in Atlantic (USA Today)
• Tracking Atlantic System for Possible Formation into Tropical Depression Or Storm (The Weather Channel)
• Odds increase for tropical depression or storm to form and track toward Florida, Southeast US this week (FOX Weather)

Wildfire

• Thousands of firefighters battle to contain California's Park Fire, other western blazes (CBS News)
• Park Fire evacuation warnings extend to Shasta, Plumas counties. Mandatory evacuations continue for Butte, Tehama counties (Capital Public Radio)
• Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency due to fires in Butte, Plumas, Tehama counties (KCRA News 3) 

Other

• Opinion: Americans don't have enough in​ the bank to weather unrelenting disasters (CNN)​ 

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