{"id":1664069,"date":"2022-09-29T09:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1664069"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:35:59","slug":"biden-declares-major-disaster-for-florida-after-hurricane-ian-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-declares-major-disaster-for-florida-after-hurricane-ian-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Declares Major Disaster for Florida After Hurricane Ian Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-declares-major-disaster-for-florida-after-hurricane-ian-hits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1664069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Sept. 29 approved a major disaster declaration for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-florida\">Florida<\/a> due to damage from Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration allows the U.S. government to utilize federal funding for aid to Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and nearby counties that were affected by the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nine counties in total are covered by the declaration.<\/p>\n<p>Biden planned to visit the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington later Thursday. Biden spoke with\u00a0Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe offered support. I told them thanks for this,\u201d DeSantis, a Republican, told a briefing in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has informed the White House that Florida wants the declaration to cover more counties because the storm has already moved inland and is causing damage there.<\/p>\n<p>Aid can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, and loans to cover damage to property that was not insured.<\/p>\n<p>Interested individuals can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disasterassistance.gov\/\">DisasterAssistance.gov<\/a> to apply.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ian-aftermath-1200x800-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4763573\"><\/a> A local worker cleans debris in downtown Saint Petersburg after Hurricane Ian passed through the area in Saint Petersburg, Fla., on September 29, 2022. (Gerardo Mora\/Getty Images) Power Outages <\/p>\n<p>As of 6 a.m., some two million households were without power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis storm is having broad impacts across the state,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cSome of the flooding you\u2019re going to see in areas hundreds of miles from where this made landfall is going to set records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impacts of this storm are historic. And the damage that was done is historic. And this is just off initial assessments,\u201d the governor added later.<\/p>\n<p>The storm wreaked heavy damage on homes and other structures, including the Pine Island Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Florida has deployed thousands of workers, including Florida National Guard personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government has sent more than 1,300 federal workers to the state and pre-positioned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden on Sept. 29 approved a major disaster declaration for Florida due to damage from Hurricane Ian. The declaration allows the U.S. government to utilize federal funding for aid to Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and nearby counties that were affected by the storm. Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday. 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