FEMA administrator: "I don't know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding" from Helene in North Carolina
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the storm "a true multi-state event" that's had "significant impacts" across five states.
Helene sets off a scramble to keep voting on track in North Carolina
The hurricane’s destruction creates a massive challenge for election officials in a battleground state critical to the outcome of the presidential race.
North Carolina Searches for Survivors Cut off by Hurricane Helene
Fire and Rescue members set up a ladder to go down on Broad River riverbank, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo (Reuters) - North Carolina will resume search and rescue operations on Tuesday,
FEMA administrator on N.C. flooding: "I don't know that anybody could be fully prepared"
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the storm "a true multi-state event" that's had "significant impacts" across five states.
3 reasons the western North Carolina flood was so extreme
The flood disaster was spurred by multiple waves of excessive rain, the region’s steep terrain and a record-setting flow of atmospheric moisture.
On the waterfront of Helene's destruction: North Carolina town tries to stay afloat
Residents of the historic town of Marshall, population roughly 800, are trying to dig out from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene
Helene cleanup efforts underway in Asheville, North Carolina
Community members in North Carolina rallied together to clean up damage and debris left behind after Hurricane Helene.
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Senator Rick Scott Urges FEMA To Coordinate Closely With Florida On Housing Recovery After Hurricane Helene
Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell, requesting ...
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FEMA administrator surveys Florida damage from Hurricane Helene
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Florida, assessing the state’s need for federal resources in response to ...
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Welch calls for FEMA audit
Facing ongoing concerns about FEMA’s sluggish response to flooding this summer, Vermont Senator Peter Welch has introduced a ...
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FEMA administrator addresses the damage done by Hurricane Helene
Deanne Criswell is the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and she joins us now. Welcome to the program. DEANNE CRISWELL: Good morning, Ayesha. RASCOE: Do you know the ...
Vermont delegation says FEMA staffing hampers flood recovery
In a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint said ...
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Vt. congressional delegation calls on FEMA to address slow flood recovery response
Vermont’s congressional delegation is calling on FEMA to address internal operations that they say are harming the agency’s ...
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Delegation urges FEMA to address staffing issues slowing flood recovery in Vermont
Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (center in blue cap), visited a flooding site in ...
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FEMA sending Starlink satellites, search-and-rescue teams to aid Helene’s victims
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell says it does. “We absolutely have enough resources from across the federal family,” Criswell said to guest host Robert Costa on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on ...
Helene updates: Southeast reels from deadly storm damage and heavy flooding
At least 125 people have died as a result of the devastation Hurricane Helene has brought to Southeastern states, including ...
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FEMA's plodding bureaucracy exacts financial toll on Vermont towns
The same federal bureaucracy that hampered flood recovery for individuals after last summer's floods is plunging small, rural ...