WV and National Disaster News - May 25, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

• WV COVID Weekly Update for May 24, 2023 (WV DHHR) - There have been five deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,136 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  
• 5 more West Virginia COVID dead; from Harrison, Mon, Ohio, Lincoln & Raleigh counties  (The Exponent Telegram)

Infrastructure

• Evidentiary hearing June 1 on GRPSD (The Fayette Tribune)

Opioid Crisis

• GameChanger panelists discuss moves being made in W.Va to fight ongoing fentanyl crisis  (WVVA-TV)

Flood Insurance

• Local expert explains why you should have flood insurance  (WTRF-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• Maine's storm-damaged communities say FEMA is no longer paying up (WGME News 13 – Maine)
• Powerful Typhoon Mawar slams Guam with heavy rain and damaging winds (CNN)
• FEMA prepares 130+ staff, mobilizes generators and other equipment (KUAM News - Guam)

 
Weather & Wildfire

• How to prepare for and recover from hurricanes (Bristol Herald Courier), related news: CBS
• Here's why this hurricane season could be unusually unpredictable (The Washington Post)
• Climate change is increasing wildfire risk in New Jersey, new report says (WHYY)

 
Other

• FEMA emergency broadcast studio opens on Oahu, Hawaii (KITV News 4 – HI)
• Legislation: Get aid faster under new Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023 that is advancing through Congress (The Advocate – LA)
• FEMA partners with USDA to offer restoration plans for wildfire victims (KOAT News 7 – New Mexico)