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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has paid out tens of millions of dollars to Louisiana residents to cover the cost of funeral expenses tied to COVID-19.
Tornadoes destroyed 61 structures in Arkansas on Friday night. Gov. Asa Hutchinson provided a breakdown of damage from the storm during his weekly news briefing Tuesday.
Tornadoes destroyed 61 structures in Arkansas on Friday night.
Disaster recovery spending for major flood events in the United States is at an all-time high. Yet research examining equity in disaster assistance increasingly shows that recovery funding underserves vulnerable populations. Based on a review of academic and grey literature, this article synthesizes empirical knowledge of population disparities in access to flood disaster assistance and outcomes during disaster recovery. The results identify renters, low-income households, and racial and ethnic minorities as populations that most face barriers accessing federal assistance and experience advers...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced two initiatives on Thursday to advance climate change resilience.