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"This team has been aggressive, and the weather has been unforgiving," said Robert Bell, a retired Forest Service liaison officer. "The biggest problem is resources. We have to do the best we can with what we have."
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More than 5,000 homes in Iowa have been impacted by recent natural disasters, including roughly 2,000 that have been destroyed, Gov. Kim Reynolds said during a news conference at the Iowa Capitol.
"We've been here for so many years. This is the worst (response from) government officials. Taxpayers, they're paying your salary, so help out the people."
The Rapidan Dam used to generate electrical power but hasn't for several years since a previous flood damaged the power plant. An electrical substation at the dam was destroyed in the recent flood.
Additionally, Chevron will match qualifying donations to wildfire relief efforts made by employees and retirees, as well as provide financial contributions to nonprofit organizations where employees volunteer.
Hurricane Beryl brought lashing winds, torrential rain and widespread flooding to Houston Monday leaving millions without power. At least two Houston-area K-12 school districts will remain closed.
FEMA added 93 more communities and tribal nations to the list of those receiving direct technical assistance through the BRIC program to help mitigate the affects of climate-related hazards.
As of Sunday evening, the National Guard had helped 45 people in flooded areas as it conducts multiple rescue operations at once, a National Guard spokesman said. A handful of those were elderly Ruidoso residents.
“The next step will be to integrate the information from ATF’s investigation into our Cause and Origin report, and share ATF’s investigative findings as an appendix,” the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety chief said.
Penn Township was one of the hardest-hit areas, where firefighters responded when a tree fell on a pony on Pine Hollow Road Extension and other fallen trees blocked access on several roads, including Nature Lane.
The flooding emergency in Medanales came while other natural disasters throughout the state — such as flooding in Las Vegas, N.M., and fires in Ruidoso — have spurred evacuations and wreaked havoc.
Authorities have been silent about possible causes of the pair of fires, which ignited the morning of June 17 in forested lands of the Mescalero Apache Reservation . The fires destroying an estimated 1,400 structures.
The city also wants to provide about $26 million for residents to buy out high-risk properties, and fix flood-damaged homes in a plan to support long-term recovery efforts from July 2022 flooding.
Although some calls didn’t go through, Massachusetts 911 officials are unaware of any emergencies that were affected by the outage. The system allows dispatchers to identify and return 911 calls.
Two new disaster recovery centers in Dallas County will make financial aid available for and offer in-person assistance to homeowners and renters impacted by the storms, high winds and power outages.
A group of landowners in western Montana recently urged Missoula County to cut ties with FEMA because of a new map. County commissioners said that doing so would deny people insurance and cost the county millions of dollars.
