PRESIDENT TRUMP DECLARES MAJOR DISASTER FOR MISSISSIPPI
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/president-trump-declares-major-disaster-mississippi]


Release Date: 
1월 25, 2017 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to
the state of Mississippi to supplement state, tribal, and local
recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes,
straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of January 20-21,
2017.

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected
individuals in Forrest, Lamar, Lauderdale, and Perry counties.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs,
low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs
to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of
the disaster.  

Federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
mitigation measures statewide.

Joe M. Girot has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal recovery operations in the affected area. Girot said
additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by
the state and warranted by the results of further damage
assessments. 

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated
area can begin applying for assistance tomorrow by registering online
at www.DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.disasterassistance.gov/] or
by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).  Disaster assistance applicants,
who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call
1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service
(VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will
operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until
further notice. 

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