USA: Florida Storm and Tornado - Feb 2007 Updates

DRC: SUPPORTING GIRLS EDUCATION Growing up without a parent, living in a single-headed household, displaced by war, physical disabilities and poverty are all factors preventing young girls in the...

Release Number: 1679-088 ORLANDO, Fla. -- More than $38.3 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved to help people and communities recover from tornadoes that struck Central Florida in...

CORDELE, Ga. -- Five weeks after President Bush's March 3 disaster declaration for the severe storms and tornadoes, disaster recovery grants, loans, and Public Assistance funds approved for Georgia...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The destructive tornadoes that swept through Alabama on March 1, left behind a path of destruction - homes destroyed, trees toppled and lives disrupted. In Enterprise, residents...

By Chantal Valencia Lawrence Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is supporting people in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida affected by tornadoes. Winter storms spawned tornadoes in Enterprise, Alabama...

Release Number: 1679-025 ORLANDO, Fla. -- One month since destructive tornadoes ripped through four Central Florida counties, many residents' lives remain disrupted and personal property destroyed...

"There isn't damage everywhere but the damage that is there is extensive," says Church World Service disaster recovery specialist Lesli Remaly-Netter. Two tornadoes in six weeks have killed 21 people...

Release Number: 1679-010 ORLANDO, Fla. -- They came in one by one attached to a pick-up truck with the word Cavalier adorning the white front of each travel trailer unit in tow. They were the first...

Release Number: 1679-007 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Florida are working together to provide temporary housing...

DELTONA, FL- Victims of last week's tornados in Floridanow have HOPE. HOPE, which stands for Help Our People Eat, is an emergency response vehicle owned by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and...

Release Number: 1680-001 FactSheet Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration...

Release Number: HQ-07-013 WASHINGTON - Based on additional information collected by state, local and federal disaster assessment teams, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal...

By Sarah Pate LADY LAKE, Fla. - Less than 24 hours after a devastating tornado and storms swept through central Florida, Operation Blessing trucks and relief teams were on-site to distribute food and...

Ten units give speed and flexibility to recovery efforts in central Florida Release Date: February 6, 2007 Release Number: 1679-002 ATLANTA, Ga. -- Ten specially-equipped vehicles tabbed Mobile...

Release Number: 1679-003 ATLANTA, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports the following assistance numbers for the Florida tornadoes,...

FLORIDA: TORNADO RECOVERY UMCOR is helping Central Florida residents recover from the violent storms and tornadoes that swept the region early last Friday morning. UMCOR is working with the Florida...

Release Date: February 5, 2007 Release Number: 1679-001 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Florida are working...

The swath of tornadoes and storms that wrecked parts of central Florida on Feb. 1 left at least 20 people dead, and destroyed or damaged at least 1,600 homes. President Bush declared disasters in...

A fast-moving storm cut across central Florida in the pre-dawn hours, killing 14 and leaving at least 20,000 people without electricity. More severe weather is expected throughout the day in central...

At least three tornadoes struck central Florida on Friday, February 2nd, killing 20 people. Four counties-Lake, Sumter, Seminole and Volusia-have been declared federal disaster areas. It is estimated...