CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than $5 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in West Virginia after the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides of April 2-6, 2024. Federal disaster assistance is available to residents of 11 counties: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel. Survivors can apply for assistance is by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov or visiting a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Residents in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties have one week left to apply for FEMA Assistance for damages sustained during the April 2-6, 2023, severe storms. The deadline to apply is July 22, 2024. FEMA assistance for individuals and families affected by the flooding can cover home repairs, personal property losses and other disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.
Texans who sustained losses from the storms and flooding April 26-June 5 have one month remaining to apply for federal assistance. The deadline is Aug. 15, 2024.
The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Advocate Team and New Mexico State University’s Mora Cooperative Extension Service are co-hosting an agricultural resilience resource fair to address post-disaster challenges, on Thursday, July 18, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Mora VFW.
Texans should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after Hurricane Beryl. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.
Homeowners and renters in Fort Bend and Nacogdoches counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Beryl.
Texas homeowners and renters in 15 counties who had uninsured damage or losses caused by Hurricane Beryl may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A free legal help hotline is now available for survivors of the April 2-6, 2024, severe storms and straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides. The hotline is available to connect survivors who cannot afford an attorney to free legal services in qualifying counties. Survivors can call 866-255-4370 or apply online at any time at: https://legalaidwv.org.
DENVER – Earlier this evening FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Horse Gulch Fire burning in Lewis and Clark and Broadwater counties in Montana, between the town of York and Canyon Ferry.
FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Jasper and Ringgold counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring.