US EditionTornado victims blocked from federal recovery aid after Trump denied request
- Fourteen tornadoes struck Arkansas, resulting in three deaths and 32 injuries, with over $8.8 million in damages reported.
- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders requested federal aid, which was denied by President Donald Trump, asserting that the damage was manageable by local resources.
- Concerns are raised about the impact of reducing FEMA resources on disaster recovery, especially as climate change increases the frequency of severe weather events.
- Arkansas leaders stressed the necessity of federal aid following the destructive storms, contrasting the current administration's response with that of the previous administration.
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Remembering April 27, 2011: The deadly tornado Super Outbreak that altered Alabama forever
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Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A power line pole lies splintered in the middle of a road in front of a house in Lake Stevens, Wash., after a November 2024 “bomb cyclone” storm that caused widespread damage in the state. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington’s request for a disaster declaration that would allow the state to seek federal recovery funds. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)ISSAQUAH, Wash. — In the wake of recent natural disasters…
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Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more
A Chauvin house lies in ruins after Hurricane Ida in August 2021. (Rachel Mipro/Louisiana Illuminator)ISSAQUAH, Wash. — In the wake of recent natural disasters, state leaders across the country are finding that emergency support from the federal government is no longer a given. Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm i…
MEMA confident it will receives FEMA aid for March storms though Trump denied Arkansas
MEMA confident it will receives FEMA aid for March storms though Trump denied Arkansas ByNathan Lee Published|Updated PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) – MEMA remains confident it will receive federal assistance for the areas damaged by tornadoes on March 14-15 even after Arkansas was recently denied aid by President Donald Trump. Mississippi now awaits a response on its request for federal aid for those March storms, which produced 17 tornadoes, killing se…
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