WV and National Disaster News - October 1, 2024

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West Virginia

Cybersecurity

• Budget restrictions, staff issues, and AI are threats to states' cybersecurity (West Virginia Watch) 

Hurricane Helene

• Hurricane Helene Impacts to Bluestone Dam (USACE.com)
• North central West Virginia groups collecting donations for Helene victims (Yahoo)
• How to apply for FEMA assistance after Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina (WYFF 4 News)​

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National News

Disaster Funding

• Biden may call Congress back for Hurricane Helene relief funding (The Hill)
• President Biden unlocks federal disaster funding for Georgians hit by Hurricane Helene (The Augusta Chronicle) 
• Florida Democrat Demands New FEMA Funding to bolster agency: 'Sounding the Alarm for Months' (Newsweek)
• How Project 2025 would treat Helene survivors (E&E News)

Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery

• Helene death toll surpasses 120 as millions remain without power (NPR News) – has updates from 5 states impacted by Helene.
• Devastated North Carolina communities face long road to recovery (AccuWeather) – unprecedented destruction from Hurricane Helene. "Helene has demolished roads, homes and utility networks. This area is completely cut off from resources in every direction."

• Helene left at least 128 people dead and communities 'wiped off the map.' Now, survivors are struggling to get food and water (AccuWeather)
• Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130 (Associated Press)
• NC Gov. Roy Cooper, FEMA coordinating help in Western North Carolina (Asheville Citizen Times)
• 'More help is on the way' as thousands remain without power and water in N.C. (ABC News)
• Gov. Cooper visits Western North Carolina to assess storm damage (WITN News)
• 'Deep frustration' after cell phone outages persist after Hurricane Helene landfall (USA Today)
• FEMA's plans to assist after Helene (PBS News), related news:  Other Hurricane Helene News

Weather

• More tropical trouble brewing for southeast U.S. via Caribbean, Gulf (AccuWeather)
• Damp days are numbered in the northeast US (AccuWeather)​ 

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