The Federal Emergency Management Agency has expanded its wildfires disaster declaration area for Texas to include 119 counties. Gov. Rick Perry announced that FEMA has granted the state’s request to increase the original 45 counties eligible to seek disaster help. …
Insured losses from Thai floods could be in the double-digit billions of dollars and the disaster will lead to a re-assessment of weather risks to industries in Asia, a senior official from global insurer Allianz said. Calculating the true cost …
Texas’ outsourcing of the management of more than $1 billion in federal disaster recovery funds to an engineering firm has raised concern from federal officials. The Austin American-Statesman reports that the firm, Kansas City, Mo.-based HNTB, which the state has …
It only takes one fire, tornado or hurricane to completely destroy everything you own. Insurance adjusters frequently work with homeowners who have lost everything, but for those who have not taken an inventory of their personal property, the entire process …
Officials say nearly $350 million in federal and state disaster assistance has now been obligated to North Dakotans for this spring’s flooding. By Sept. 29, 10,178 people had registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance. More than $93 …
With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed spending bill, clearing the way for negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
State agriculture officials say six Louisiana parishes have been declared disaster areas because of the flooding of the Mississippi River this past growing season. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said that the affected parishes are: Concordia, East Carroll, Madison, …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has so far approved $2.4 million in flood disaster aid in Montana. Unusually heavy rain and a late-melting snowpack resulted in rising water and flooding across the state this spring and into July. …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said government entities and certain non-profit organizations in Craig and Nowata counties of Oklahoma may seek reimbursement for expenses they incurred during severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that struck May 22 through May 25. FEMA …
DENVER _ Eight more Colorado counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of drought and a freeze. Colorado Sen. Mark Udall’s office said Monday the designation encompasses Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande and Saguache counties in southern Colorado, which …
