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A common question people have is whether FEMA aid has to be repaid. FEMA has clarified that “in most cases, FEMA grants do NOT have to be paid back.” However, there are exceptions.
At one point immediately after Helene, Buncombe County in Western North Carolina alone had received more than 1,000 missing persons reports, a figure that dropped quickly as cell phone service was ...
A North Carolina mayor’s daughter who lost her home in Hurricane Helene was allegedly turned down for the $750 FEMA emergency grant – and got only $300 that “won’t even cover what’s in ...
Whatever your aim is, the people you are really hurting are those in western North Carolina who need help.” The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call Saturday about a man with an assault rifle who made a comment “about possibly harming" FEMA employees working in the hard-hit areas of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in the ...
One man seeking help after his North Carolina home was flooded called FEMA and got a recording that said he was 675th in line. On Wednesday, FEMA reported sending $1.2 billion in relief to ...
At least 232 people in the Southeast lost their lives in Hurricane Helene so far, with hundreds still reported missing. The Category 4 storm was the deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina ...
The delays to in-person work by FEMA will only slow down aid from reaching those who need it, especially in the complex terrain of western North Carolina, former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate ...
Gov. Roy Cooper gives an update on storm recovery efforts from outside FEMA State Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School on Oct. 15, 2024, in Asheville, NC.