WV and National Disaster News - June 1, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA 

• ​Free covid clinic at local church in Bluefield  (WVNS-TV)

Flood Recovery

• Flood victims urged to fill out FEMA assistance survey  (WVVA-TV) 

• PSC to hearing evidence over Gauley River PSD (MetroNews-Radio)
• State Receives More Money For Water Infrastructure Projects  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery

• FEMA extends hotel stays for displaced Ian survivors  (WFTX News – Florida)

Hurricane Season

• How to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season with climate change in mind (NPR)
• FEMA, National Hurricane Center meet with President Joe Biden in Florida (WESH News 2 – Florida)
• Biden preps for extreme weather as climate change fuels natural disasters (WFLA News 8 – Florida)
• The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here's what to know. (Associated Press), related news: WMUR News 9 (NH) and in Puerto Rico, El Nu​evo Dia (PR) 
• As hurricane season looms, night­mares spark for Hurricane Ian survivors (Sprectrum News 9 – Florida)

Migration

• Lack of federal funding for migrant crisis expected to make NYC's budget hole 'bigger:' official (NY Post)
• 3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border  (The Associated Press) 

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