President Donald J. Trump Approves Mississippi Disaster Declaration | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:


    Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from February 22 to March 29, 2019.

    Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding in the counties of Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Grenada, Lowndes, Pontotoc, and Tishomingo.

    Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

    Pete Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Lai Sun Yee as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

    Damage assessments are continuing in other areas, and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments are fully completed.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.

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