FEMA warns of ‘complicated’ recovery process from Helene’s water damage
By
Callie Patteson
September 29, 2024 4:13 pm
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As people start to recover from the devastation brought on by Hurricane Helene, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are warning it will take a “complicated” response to help the states affected in recent days.
Since Thursday, Helene has wreaked havoc across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, leaving dozens dead and millions without power.
Heartbreaking photos and videos show homes and towns completely flooded, with roads turned into waterways, bridges collapsed, the houses even floating away.
Local and state governments have been working tirelessly to conduct search and rescue missions while getting necessary items like food and drinking water to those affected by the storm. As many are also looking to the federal government for help, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said recovery will be “complicated.”
“We absolutely have enough resources from across the federal family,” Criswell said during a Sunday appearance on CBS News’s Face the Nation. “FEMA is one part of the team, and we have the ability to bring in all of our team members from many other federal agencies to support this response.”
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