WV and National Disaster News - October 11, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

• ​ W.Va.'s COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Declining  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)

• Smithers mayor provides update for residents (The Fayette Tribune)

 
OTHER

• $8.1M for fire departments announced by West Virginia's senators (WV News),  
• Wheeling Nets Federal Funds for Police, Fire Departments  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Laneville Bridge replacement project completed three weeks ahead of schedule  (WDTV Bridgeport)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID & MONKEYPOX

• Covid is making us ungovernable (NBC News)
• How bad will flu and COVID be this winter? Hospitals brace for rough season. (Yahoo News)
• AstraZeneca Nasal Spray Vaccine for Covid Fizzles in Small, Early Trial (Bloomberg)
• Federal employees have more paid time off from OPM to get COVID-19 booster shots (Federal employee)

The wait to get help from FEMA and insurance companies (WINK News – FL) - Related news: WGCU Public Radio (FL) reports regardless of who you have insurance with or whether you even have insurance, FEMA wants you to register for disaster recovery assistance. Spectrum News 13 (FL) reports FEMA is going door to door to help residents get help.

• Few people in Florida had flood insurance before Hurricane Ian. Now, they fear they'll have to pay the price (CBS News)
• FEMA inspectors arriving in Western Alaska to assist residents with aid applications (KTUU News 10)
• Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle 4 years ago today (Fox Weather), related news: WMBB News 13 (FL) reports communities throughout the Panhandle are still recovering
• To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choices (St. Louis Dispatch – MO)
• Severe thunderstorms to threaten Midwest, East Coast (AccuWeather)

OTHER

• Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for knocking U.S. airport websites offline (NPR)
• How to get disaster relief to underserved communities? (Delaware First Media)
• 'Our Bubble Has Been Burst': Older Storm Victims Face an Uncertain Future (New York Times)
• US hurricane reb​uilding rules must adapt to 'era of climate change': expert (Phys.org)​

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