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Florence is going to be 'a long, frustrating recovery,' FEMA director says

Federal officials and lawmakers on Sunday said that while they are well prepared for the disaster relief efforts as the damaging winds and rains from Tropical Depression Florence continue to batter the Eastern Seaboard, the long-term impact of the storm is still yet to be determined.

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FEMA director says there's 'difference between direct deaths and indirect deaths' in Puerto Rico, following Trump remarks

Speaking to Chris Wallace on 鈥淔ox News Sunday,鈥� FEMA chief Brock Long said that the agency itself does not conduct a count of how many people die because of the storm, but added that it鈥檚 hard to make an accurate judgment of how many people were actually killed by Hurricane Maria.

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FEMA's deliberate Hurricane Florence tough talk aimed at getting residents to evacuate

FEMA associate director Jeffrey Byard isn鈥檛 mincing words.

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Hurricane Florence's potentially catastrophic path includes 'at-risk' nuclear power plants

Two at-risk nuclear power plants 鈥� one with the same design as the Fukushima plant 鈥� are in the center for Hurricane Florence鈥檚 path of destruction when it makes landfall later this week.

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鈥楨xtremely dangerous鈥� Hurricane Florence to be a 鈥楳ike Tyson punch to Carolina coast鈥�

Hurricane Florence has the potential to bring a storm surge upwards of 6 feet in parts of the coastline including up to 13 feet from Cape Fear north to Cape Lookout.

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Former FEMA official created 'toxic' environment of sexual harassment, administrator says

The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday said the agency had a "systemic problem going on for years" after its former personnel chief was accused of facilitating sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Post-Maria Puerto Rican migration leaves evacuees fighting for their future in Central Florida

Victoria Hernandez never thought she would go to school on the U.S. mainland, but Hurricane Maria changed her plans.

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FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico

Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island鈥檚 largest city.

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Hurricane Harvey victims await more aid as government grapples with other priorities

There is still no timeline as to when Congress will pass an $81 billion disaster relief bill, which the Senate refused to take up last month. As contentious debates over DACA and a plan to avoid a government shutdown continue, Harvey flood victims wonder when they will get relief.

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FBI in Puerto Rico investigating if corrupt local officials are 'withholding' or 'mishandling' crucial supplies

FBI agents in Puerto Rico have been receiving calls from "across the island" with residents complaining local officials are "withholding" or "mishandling" critical FEMA supplies -- with one island official even accused of stuffing his own car full of goods meant for the suffering populace.

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Hospital ship Comfort arrives in Puerto Rico

The Navy hospital ship Comfort arrived in Puerto Rico Tuesday as part of the federal government's stepped up support for the island territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

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Puerto Rico Gov. warns of 'humanitarian crisis' as island copes with Hurricane Maria aftermath

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo A. Rossell贸 warned on Monday that the island shattered by Hurricane Maria is on the verge of 鈥渉umanitarian crisis鈥� and called Congress to act to prevent a further devastation.

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Hurricane a big test for FEMA chief, Texas governor

As Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday, many eyes in Texas and beyond were upon William "Brock" Long, the man appointed by President Donald Trump to head FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Harvey sparks fire in Corpus Christi, town home in flames, dramatic video shows

A town home in Corpus Christi, Texas, has gone up in flames Saturday as Hurricane Harvey pummeled the area, a dramatic video showed.

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Harvey stirs up bad memories, old fears for Katrina survivors who fled to Houston

For many, the scenes playing out as Hurricane Harvey batters southeastern Texas over the last few days are heartbreakingly familiar to the ones they fled 12 years in New Orleans.

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Good Samaritans in Texas offer boats, water, food and even beer

A wrecker driver named Fernando took it upon himself to rescue dozens of people in Houston trapped in flooded homes.

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Harvey aftermath: Mayor says Houston 'open for business' despite major hurdles

Houston鈥檚 mayor says America鈥檚 fourth largest city is 鈥渙pen for business鈥� but more than a week after Harvey parts of the city remain flooded, up to 500,000 vehicles have been damaged, floodwaters contain a toxic brew of chemicals and the total cost of repairs could exceed $180 billion.

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Texas churches suing FEMA for equal access to nonprofit relief funds

Churches, synagogues, and mosques became literal shelters in the storm, as Harvey and Irma ravaged East Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean.

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New federal maps reveal New Orleans is much less vulnerable to floods

New federal maps say New Orleans is much less vulnerable to flooding than it was before Hurricane Katrina struck more than 10 years ago.

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A $24K flood insurance policy? Welcome to Florida鈥檚 new normal

Imagine moving into your new Florida vacation home only to find a $24,300 flood insurance bill in your mailbox.

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20,000 FEMA Katrina projects in limbo years later; feds can't verify work

杏吧视频 than nine years after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, billions of tax dollars in recovery funds remain in limbo because the vast majority of federally backed projects in New Orleans have yet to be properly documented.

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Fox News special to focus on Hurricane Katrina, 10 years later

鈥淔ox News Reporting: Hurricane Katrina 鈥� The Storm of a Lifetime,鈥� which airs Friday, Aug. 21 at 10 p.m. ET, features a timeline of the events of Hurricane Katrina along with stories from correspondents, residents and officials about the poor preparation, evacuation, and what went right and what went wrong.

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'Nothing's your own': Two years after Sandy, families still fight to reclaim lives

John Morris' new house arrived in four square chunks on a truck from a Pennsylvania warehouse.

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Sandy-damaged prison to be sold in NYC hotspot

On a recent morning on the west side of Manhattan, Wendy Featherstone showed off a prime piece of real estate that many New Yorkers don't know exists.