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Release Date: June 23, 2011 Release Number: 1984-004 » More Information on South Dakota Flooding » 2011 Region VIII News Releases PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that teams made...

Release Date: June 23, 2011 Release Number: 1981-003 » More Information on North Dakota Flooding » 2011 Region VIII News Releases Bismarck, N.D. – McKenzie County was added June 23 to the federal...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- For residents in Jasper and Newton counties, including the City of Joplin, Missouri, May 22, 2011 brought about life-changing events as an EF 5 tornado pummeled through communities...

ATLANTA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has now obligated almost $2.5 million in Public Assistance (PA) funds to help Georgia counties repair damage and rebuild infrastructure...

ALAMANCE COUNTY ADDED FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE RALEIGH, N.C. – Residents and business owners in Alamance County who sustained damage from the April 16 tornadoes and severe storms can now seek federal...

AmeriCares delivers relief supplies for 1,000 displaced families June 22, 2011 STAMFORD, CT – AmeriCares is delivering critically needed relief supplies to a Massachusetts food bank aiding 1,000...

Release Date: June 23, 2011 Release Number: 1983-022 » More Information on Mississippi Flooding CLINTON, Miss. -- Federal assistance approved for people in 14 Mississippi counties that were declared...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Indiana to supplement the state and...

By A.G. SULZBERGER Published: June 22, 2011 MINOT, N.D. — The mayor of Minot told residents on Wednesday morning to pack up their belongings as quickly as possible and head to high ground ahead of...

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 — The American Red Cross has shelters set up in Minot and Burlington, North Dakota, to provide safe refuge for residents who have been ordered to evacuate from their...

Release Date: June 20, 2011 Release Number: 1980-067 » More Information on Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Little more than a month ago, Morehouse residents could...

Immediate Tornado Response: Helping Communities Recover and Rebuild The May 22 tornado that devastated the city of Joplin, MO, claimed more than 140 lives, injured more than 750, and left thousands...

On May 23, a catastrophic tornado hit southern Missouri, killing over a hundred people and leaving many others injured. Tzu Chi mobilized a team of 64 volunteers to conduct relief assessments and...

Thursday, June 16, 2011 — Although gone from the headlines, wildfires, floods and tornadoes are still affecting people’s lives across the country. The American Red Cross remains in areas where help...

Release Number: HQ-11-103Factsheet » More Information on Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding » En Español Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as...

The White House Office of the Press Secretary The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in...

Release Number: 1991-007 » More Information on Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding MARION, Ill. -- The second Illinois temporary Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is set to open on Thursday in Junction...

More than 500 people across ten states are still spending their nights in American Red Cross shelters, torn from their neighborhoods by this spring’s dangerous tornadoes, wildfires and flooding. ...

Two Disaster Assistance Centers Opening in Northwest Arkansas Release Date: June 11, 2011 Release Number: 1975-046 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two Disaster Assistance Centers (DACs) will open in the coming...

Release Date: June 13, 2011 Release Number: 1989-002 » More Information on Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Floodinghttp://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14652 OKLAHOMA...