Gov. Ned Lamont has formally requested federal disaster relief to help the state recover from the historic floods that destroyed 80 businesses and 19 homes. The state is also asking to join FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Initial reports show fires have destroyed as many as 28 homes and 73 structures. Much of the damage has been to grazing land and livestock, heavily impacting the ranching community in eastern Oregon.
The slide area remained unstable, authorities said Monday. A team of geologists was expected to evaluate the potential for additional ground movement Monday morning before crews start the recovery process.
Liberty Mutual is retiring the "antiquated" technology it uses to manage the dwelling fire policies, "and it is not feasible to create a new system to support this product in California."
On Sunday night as the rain continued to pour down, the tiny culvert through which the South Branch Bullet Hill Brook escapes became clogged with debris, and that ridgeline acted like a dam, water piling up on the far side.
While floodwaters have largely receded and the majority of roads across the Danbury area have reopened, officials said they're working to repair damage to roads and assisting residents, including some in Danbury, who were displaced.
The days and weeks immediately after the storm will be what Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Commissioner William Turner called the "initial damage assessment phase."
Big Basin will take a significant step toward recovery, as the California Department of Parks and Recreation holds its first public meeting to unveil three options for rebuilding the 18,000-acre park’s facilities.
Unlike most other high-profile U.S. mass school shootings in the past decade, including a recent one at Michigan State University, there has never been a so-called After Action Review of the attack on Oxford High School.
New Yorkers in some counties whose property was damaged in last week's storm can apply for funding for repairs from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal. The state is working to determine if federal funds are also available.
