DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF APRIL STORMS TOPS $6 MILLION
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Release Date: 
七月 30, 2024 

News Release

Disaster Assistance for Survivors of April Storms Tops $6 Million 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than $6 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. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS JULY 22. West
Virginians can still get assistance with
applications by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov] or an in-person Disaster Recovery
Center. 

FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continue
response and recovery efforts to support West Virginians who were
impacted by the April 2-6 storm. More than 130 DISASTER LOAN
APPLICATIONS, primarily for homes, have been received by the SBA with
more than $1.6 MILLION approved.

For a current list of open disaster centers, please visit DRC Locator
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] online. If it is not
possible to visit a center, call 800-621- FEMA (3362). The toll-free
telephone line operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS),
captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that
service.

For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov,
[https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx] West Virginia Emergency Management
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] Division Facebook page,
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] www.fema.gov/disaster/4783
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4783] and www.facebook.com/FEMA.
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]

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