Release Number: 1991-021

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MARION, Ill. – A temporary Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Metropolis is set to reopen on July 6 for southern Illinois storm and flood survivors to meet face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Federal and state grants and loans for disaster assistance now total more than $18 million to help North Carolinians in 20 counties recover from the severe storms and tornadoes of April 16.

Tuesday, July 5, is the deadline for individuals to register with FEMA and to return disaster loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

CLINTON, Miss. -- Federal assistance approved for people in 14 Mississippi counties designated in a major disaster declared by the president following the historic flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries has reached $16,244,123.

While many recovery efforts along the Mississippi River were slowed by the heavy flooding, state and federal disaster officials are responding as receding water allows access to flood-damaged areas.

Release Date: June 30, 2011 Release Number: HQ-11-109

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement state and local response efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on June 1, 2011, and continuing.

USAID Responds to Crisis in Abyei and Southern Kordofan

USAID is responding to humanitarian needs in Sudan, including assisting tens of thousands of Sudanese affected by recent fighting in the Abyei Area and Southern Kordofan State.

The humanitarian community estimates that the Abyei Area clashes displaced nearly 111,000 people. In Southern Kordofan, unconfirmed estimates put the number of displaced at approximately 73,000.

CHICAGO — Epic floods, massive wildfires, drought and the deadliest tornado season in 60 years are ravaging the United States, with scientists warning that climate change will bring even more extreme weather.

The human and economic toll over just the past few months has been staggering: hundreds of people have died, and thousands of homes and millions of acres have been lost at a cost estimated at more than $20 billion.

And the United States has not even entered peak hurricane season.

Release Date: June 28, 2011
Release Number: 1994-009

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WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Less than two weeks after President Obama signed a major disaster declaration for Hampden and Worcester Counties, more than $2 million in disaster assistance has been approved, according to officials with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

EXPANDED APPEAL: 2011 Spring Storms – June 29, 2011 update Appeal Number 627-P Appeal Goal: $280,000 Amount contributed by CWS Communions: over $114,500 or 40% of need

Situation:

Tornadoes, storms and floods have caused extensive loss of life and massive amounts of damage across the United States from North Carolina to Oklahoma and from North Dakota to Alabama. The ultimate cost of these tragic events will be in the billions of dollars.

CWS Response:

Direct Relief reached out today to seven New Mexico-based community health center and free clinic partners to determine the medical needs of those affected by the Las Conchas fire burning near Los Alamos. Key items often needed during wildfire events include N95 particulate respirators (masks), inhalers for asthma patients, and respiratory medications to prevent and treat respiratory conditions exacerbated by smoke and particulate matter during fire incidents.