MORE THAN $1 MILLION APPROVED FOR APRIL TORNADO SURVIVORS IN
MISSISSIPPI
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240625/more-1-million-approved-april-tornado-survivors-mississippi]


Release Date: 
Tháng 6 24, 2024 

MADISON, MISS. – Two weeks after a federal disaster declaration was
issued for Mississippi, more than $1.3 million in FEMA assistance has
been approved for survivors of the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms,
straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding. 

These grants help pay for uninsured and underinsured losses and
storm-related damage to eligible homeowners and renters across
Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba and Scott counties. The
total includes:

	* More than $906,000 in Housing Assistance to help pay for home
repair, home replacement and rental assistance.
	* More than $476,000 in Other Needs Assistance to help pay for
personal property replacement and other serious storm-related needs,
such as moving and storage fees, transportation, childcare and medical
and dental expenses.

Survivors have until August 9, 2024, to apply for assistance. 

	* How to Apply for Assistance

Survivors can apply for FEMA assistance the following ways:

	* Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
	* Download the FEMA mobile app 
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] 
	* Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. The helpline is available
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time in most languages. If you use
video relay service, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA
your number for that service. 
	* Visit a Disaster Recovery Center. To find the location of all open
centers, visit fema.gov/drc.
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator]

For the latest information on recovery from the April tornadoes,
visit msema.org
[https://www.msema.org] and www.fema.gov/disaster/4790
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4790]. On X/Twitter follow MEMA @MSEMA
[https://twitter.com/MSEMA] and FEMA Region 4 @femaregion4
[https://twitter.com/femaregion4].