{"id":2347320,"date":"2024-09-29T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-warns-of-complicated-recovery-process-from-helenes-water-damage-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:21:19","slug":"fema-warns-of-complicated-recovery-process-from-helenes-water-damage-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-warns-of-complicated-recovery-process-from-helenes-water-damage-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA warns of \u2018complicated\u2019 recovery process from Helene\u2019s water damage &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ffema-warns-of-complicated-recovery-process-from-helenes-water-damage-washington-examiner%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=2347320&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>FEMA officials have warned that the recovery from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-bush-sides-with-st-louis-inmate-rioters\/\" title=\"Rep. Bush sides with St. Louis inmate rioters\">water damage<\/a> caused by Hurricane Helene will be &#8220;complicated.&#8221; The\u200d storm has severely impacted multiple states, including Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the \u200dCarolinas, leading to dozens of fatalities and leaving millions without power. The devastation has resulted in widespread \u2062flooding, destroyed infrastructure, and concerns \u2063regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-after-train-carrying-hazardous-materials-derails-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania train derailment prompts evacuations due to hazardous materials.\">water \u2063quality<\/a> and dam safety.\u2062 FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell stated that while there are sufficient\u2062 federal resources to assist \u2064in \u200bthe recovery, the complexity of\u2062 the situation will pose challenges. \u200cThe \u200churricane, which initially made \u200blandfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, caused unprecedented flooding, particularly \u2064in western North Carolina, which has been described as historic in scale. As of Sunday morning, over 60 deaths have been reported across the affected states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FEMA warns of &lsquo;complicated&rsquo; recovery process from Helene&rsquo;s water damage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771137\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As people start to recover from the devastation brought on by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane<\/a> Helene, officials with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> are warning it will take a &ldquo;complicated&rdquo; response to help the states affected in recent days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3170282\/southeast-us-devastated-by-remnants-of-hurricane-helene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Helene has wreaked havoc<\/a> across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a>, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southeast-us-devastated-by-remnants-of-hurricane-helene-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Southeast US devastated by remnants of Hurricane Helene - Washington Examiner\">leaving dozens dead<\/a> and millions without power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking photos and videos show homes and towns completely flooded, with roads turned into waterways, bridges collapsed, the houses even floating away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local and state governments have been working tirelessly to conduct search and rescue missions while getting necessary items like food and drinking water to those affected by the storm. As many are also looking to the federal government for help, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said recovery will be &ldquo;complicated.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We absolutely have enough resources from across the federal family,&rdquo; Criswell said during a Sunday appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CBS News<\/a>&rsquo;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em>. &ldquo;FEMA is one part of the team, and we have the ability to bring in all of our team members from many other federal agencies to support this response.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Criswell acknowledged that the impact of Helene has been seen across several states, damaging critical water systems, roads, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrat-mayor-begs-biden-to-stop-release-of-migrants-into-texas\/\" title=\"WATCH: Democrat Mayor Begs Biden To Stop Release Of Migrants Into Texas\">communication systems<\/a>, and residential areas.&nbsp;The storm has lead to many water-related warnings, from urging residents to boil water before consuming or evacuating completely over dam failure concerns. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is going to be a really complicated recovery in each of these five states that have had these impacts,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Helene first made landfall in Florida&rsquo;s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane, the strongest on record to hit the area. While the storm itself weakened, it swiftly spread inland, catching many in western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> unprepared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday morning, over 60 people were declared dead across the five states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is really historic flooding up in North Carolina, especially this western part of North Carolina,&rdquo; Criswell said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides that they are experiencing right now, but we have had teams in there for several days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Criswell explained that FEMA has been helping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-quietly-removes-law-that-prioritized-immigrants-who-were-less-likely-to-need-welfare\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Quietly Removes Law That Prioritized Immigrants Who Were Less Likely To Need Welfare\">impacted communities<\/a> by facilitating search and rescue missions while also sending bottled water. As many regions have been left without power and cellular service, FEMA is also facilitating moving Starlink satellites for over impacted areas in North Carolina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the agency is assessing hospitals in the regions to determine their abilities to support those affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we move into recovery, we can pivot those resources to help support that recovery portion. Recovery can be complicated,&rdquo; Criswell said. &ldquo;These five states are going to have very complicated recoveries, but we will continue to bring those resources in to help them, technical assistance as they&rsquo;re trying to identify the best ways to rebuild.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday, more than 2 million homes and businesses across the southeast were still without power, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>PowerOutage.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771137\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771137\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMA warns recovery from Helene&#8217;s damage will be &#8220;complicated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3452,"featured_media":2347321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP24271666844763.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18818,41852,41958,32076,41957],"class_list":["post-2347320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fema","tag-helene","tag-recovery-process","tag-washington-examiner","tag-water-damage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP24271666844763.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}