WV and National Disaster News - September 27, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Emergency Drill

• Local emergency departments run mock plane crash drills  (WTAP-TV)

• FEMA workshop assists W.Va. Energy Lifeline response agencies (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

• Evaluation of flood damage ongoing  (WCHS-Radio, MetroNews-Radio)

Funding

• $2 million in grant funding awarded to area fire departments  (WSAZ-TV)

Mine Restoration

• Giant Plant Grass May Help Recovery Of Mine Lands  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• East Palestine leaders meet with FEMA (Salem News)
• Wastewater from East Palestine, OH train derailment to be treated and disposed of in Huntington  (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Maui Wildfire Recovery

• ​Displaced Maui residents face uncertainty (KHON NEWS 2)
• As FEMA deadline approaches, fals​e rumors traffic internet (KITV News 4)  

Weather

• New Jersey weather: Coastal flood warning in effect for Atlantic, Cape May counties (WPVI)
• Storms to pound coastal Northwest with significant rain, wind (AccuWeather)
• Another 'homebrew' tropical storm may develop near Florida (AccuWeather)
• Tropical Storm Philippe track takes a turn, now set to head toward the northern Caribbean (AccuWeather) 

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