WV and National Disaster News - May 3, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV COVID-19 Weekly Update 5-2-2023 - There have been 8 deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,109 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

 
Emergency Medics

• New W.Va. law arms tactical medics  (WSAZ-TV)

• Outage-prone WV's AEP, FirstEnergy utilities show 2022 was a year of electric reliability setbacks in reports to PSC (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Here's Why 2 Units At John Amos Plant Were Down In December Freeze (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Improving W.Va. Infrastructure With Taiwanese Technology  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• American Electric Power worker killed on the job identified  (WCHS-TV)

 
Weather

• May starts with a winter storm at West Virginia's highest elevations  (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery 

• Hurricane Hunters land in New Orleans with storm season advice (The Advocate)
• Habitat for Humanity leasing land to FEMA for temporary housing post Hurricane Ian (WFTX News – Florida)
• Trailers moving out of western Kentucky as FEMA deadline nears (WPSD News 6 – Kentucky)

 
Flood Insurance

• Congress considers the future of flood insurance: 'In desperate need of reform' (The Advocate) - FEMA is proposing 17 changes to improve program, some of which includes lower rates for low-income homeowners, allowing the agency to refuse coverage of properties that repeatedly flood, and cancelling the $20.5 billion in debt.
• Lawmakers press FEMA for flood risk formula as some premiums soar (WVUE News 8 – Louisiana)

 
Southern Border Migration

• ​Biden to Send 1,500 Troops to Mexican Border as Fears of Migrant Surge Grow (Wall Street Journal – MSN)

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