WV and National Disaster News - June 9, 2021

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West Virginia

West Virginia Gov. Justice urges state residents to get COVID vaccine as death tolls tops 1918-19 flu mark (The Exponent Telegram) - A distraught governor announced 15 more deaths since the pandemic briefing last Thursday, including a 40-year old. The state's death toll from the virus, of 2,822, now tops the 2,818 West Virginians said to have died from the influenza outbreak of 1918 and 1919.

Here’s how West Virginians can apply for FEMA assistance for flooding  (WOWK) - Residents of Cabell, Kanawha, Mingo and Wayne counties who experienced damage from the flooding that occurred in West Virginia between February 27 and March 4 of 2021 should apply for FEMA assistance by July 19, 2021.

• Heavy rains prompt flash flood warning for Huntington and flood advisories elsewhere Tuesday evening (WOWK-TV)
• FEMA offers aid to West Virginia, Kentucky victims of February flooding (The Herald-Dispatch)
• Wheeling City Council gives update on projects to address flooding in Woodsdale (WTRF-TV)
• West Virginia urges vaccinations amid global virus variants (The Associated Press)
• Two West Virginia Institutions Team Up to Improve Vaccine and Immunization Outreach (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
• 70K Registered For Vaccine Sweepstakes (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• American Rescue Plan funding gives boost to broadband projects (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Justice announces more than $13 million for community projects (West Virginia Explorer)
• Four regional projects get federal funding (The Register-Herald)
• West Liberty, Cameron, Moundsville, receive state grant funding (WTOV-TV)
• Block grants allowing Bluefield to proceed with public projects (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Highmark establishes charitable fund to improve health of West Virginians (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

national

COVID

• Fauci warns COVID-19 variant 1st detected in India still a threat to US (ABC)
• Pennsylvania House votes to end governor's pandemic disaster declaration (FOX29)
• COVID-19 cases drop sharply in Pennsylvania (Herald Standard)
• Still only 1 Pa. county with high spread of COVID-19, as statewide positive test rate falls below 3% (PennLive)
• PA outlines guidance for kids not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccine (ConnectFM)
• Northam attends unveiling of mobile vaccine van (CBS 19)

WEATHER

• Rounds of violent storms to threaten north-central US (AccuWeather)
• Heavy Rainfall Floods Communities in Mississippi, Arkansas (The Weather Channel)
• California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations on Beale Air Force Base and in Parts of Yuba County (The Weather Channel)
• Telegraph Fire, the ninth largest in Arizona history (USA Today) - related article: Associated Press
• Louisiana homeowners face flood insurance rate hikes (WBRZ-TV)