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Thursday, 24-8-2016 
From: Mr. Craig Fugate 
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Federal Emergency Management Agency


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Rabu,24-8-2016 
From :
Mr. Craig Fugate
Administrator
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Last week Louisiana was struck by an intense, slow-moving storm that produced record rainfall, up to 30 inches in some places, that flooded an expansive area across the lower half of the state -- robbing so many Louisianans of their businesses, homes, and sense of security.
Since before the flooding began, FEMA has been working hand-in-hand with Louisiana officials to respond and help in the recovery efforts -- from providing shelter and housing and warm meals, to helping support home repairs and meet other serious disaster-related needs. As of this week, we've approved more than $127 million to help survivors with home repairs, rental assistance and other needs, and to advance payments to flood insurance policyholders who sustained damages, providing expedited relief.
That's exactly what the President directed us to do: Support and assist the people of Louisiana, no matter what it takes.
Today, President Obama traveled to Baton Rouge to see the federal response effort firsthand. Watch what he had to say:


Minggu lalu Louisiana ditabrak, badai yang bergerak lambat intens yang dihasilkan rekor curah hujan, hingga 30 inci di beberapa tempat, yang membanjiri daerah yang luas di seluruh bagian bawah negara - merampok begitu banyak Louisianans bisnis mereka, rumah, dan rasa aman.Sejak sebelum banjir mulai, FEMA telah di tangan-tangan bekerja dengan pejabat Louisiana untuk merespon dan membantu dalam upaya pemulihan - dari menyediakan tempat tinggal dan perumahan dan makanan hangat, untuk membantu perbaikan dukungan rumah dan memenuhi kebutuhan terkait bencana serius lainnya . Pada pekan ini, kami telah menyetujui lebih dari $ 127.000.000 untuk membantu korban dengan perbaikan rumah, bantuan sewa dan kebutuhan lainnya, dan untuk memajukan pembayaran untuk banjir pemegang polis asuransi yang menderita kerugian, memberikan bantuan dipercepat.Itulah yang Presiden mengarahkan kita untuk melakukan: Dukungan dan membantu orang-orang dari Louisiana, tidak peduli apa yang diperlukan.Hari ini, Presiden Obama melakukan perjalanan ke Baton Rouge untuk melihat upaya respons federal yang secara langsung. Perhatikan apa yang dia katakan:




FEMA with our federal, state, private sector, and nonprofit partners are working around the clock to help make sure Louisianans have what they need to recover and rebuild their lives. Recovery is a long-term process, it's important that Louisianans know: You're not in this alone and we're with you for the long haul.
You can get the latest information on what's happening on the ground here. And if you or anyone you know has been impacted by this flooding, here are a few key resources that you can use and share:
To find the nearest Disaster Recovery Center visit www.fema.gov/DRC, use the FEMA Mobile Application, or text DRC and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA).
If you are a resident or business owner who has sustained losses in the designated parishes, you can apply for assistance from FEMA by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.
And if you want to do what you can to help the people of Louisiana get back on their feet, you can visit www.VolunteerLouisiana.gov to see how you can contribute to the response and recovery efforts.
Long after these floods recede and fall away from the headlines, FEMA and our colleagues in the federal response effort will be here alongside state officials as long as we are needed. It's our job to help make sure every community can recover and rebuild.
And that's what we plan to do.
Thanks,
Craig Fugate
Administrator
Federal Emergency Management Agency

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FEMA dengan kami federal, negara bagian, sektor swasta, dan mitra nirlaba yang bekerja sekitar jam untuk membantu memastikan Louisianans memiliki apa yang mereka butuhkan untuk memulihkan dan membangun kembali kehidupan mereka. Recovery adalah proses jangka panjang, penting bahwa Louisianans tahu: Anda tidak berada di ini saja dan kami dengan Anda untuk jangka panjang.
Anda bisa mendapatkan informasi terbaru tentang apa yang terjadi di tanah sini.

Dan jika Anda atau siapa pun yang Anda tahu telah terpengaruh oleh banjir ini, berikut adalah sumber daya kunci yang dapat Anda gunakan dan berbagi:

Untuk menemukan terdekat Disaster Recovery Center yang mengunjungi www.fema.gov/DRC, menggunakan FEMA Mobile Application, atau teks DRC dan kode pos Anda ke 43362 (4FEMA).

Jika Anda seorang penduduk atau pemilik bisnis yang telah menderita kerugian di paroki-paroki yang ditunjuk, Anda dapat mengajukan permohonan untuk bantuan dari FEMA dengan mendaftar secara online di www.DisasterAssistance.gov atau dengan menelepon 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) atau 1-800 -462-7585 (TTY) untuk pendengaran dan wicara.

Dan jika Anda ingin melakukan apa yang dapat Anda lakukan untuk membantu orang-orang dari Louisiana kembali pada kaki mereka, Anda dapat mengunjungi www.VolunteerLouisiana.gov untuk melihat bagaimana Anda dapat berkontribusi pada upaya tanggap dan pemulihan.

Lama setelah banjir ini surut dan jatuh jauh dari berita utama, FEMA dan rekan-rekan kami dalam upaya respons federal akan berada di sini bersama pejabat negara selama kita diperlukan. Ini tugas kita untuk membantu memastikan setiap masyarakat dapat memulihkan dan membangun kembali.

Dan itulah yang kami berencana untuk melakukan.

Terima kasih,

Craig Fugate
Administrator
Federal Emergency Management Agency

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the WHITE HOUSEPresident Barack Obama

Live Updates: What You Need to Know about Flooding in Louisiana

August 23, 2016 at 11:38 AM ET by Sean Griffin

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Summary: 

President Obama has ordered federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding.

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Watch: President Obama Delivers a Statement in Baton Rouge

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The state of Louisiana continues to deal with a significant level of flooding and one of the worst natural disasters in recent years. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Louisiana yesterday to assess damages with Governor Edwards, Federal and state responders, and the National Guard, meet with survivors in shelters, and receive an update on the response to ongoing flooding in the state. During the press conference with Governor Edwards, Secretary Johnson reiterated the President’s message that the Federal government will continue to do everything we can to help the survivors and get people back into homes. Secretary Johnson is providing an update on his visit to the President today.

According to the National Weather Service, significant river flooding will persist into this weekend across portions of southern Louisiana as a result of the heavy rainfall that occurred late last week. Major flooding will mainly continue along portions of the Vermilion and Mermentau Rivers over the next several days. Moderate flooding will continue along the Amite and Calcasieu Rivers through the weekend. Additional rain is possible over the weekend in Louisiana where pockets of flash flooding may develop as a result of this additional rainfall.

So here's what you should know about the federal response in Louisiana and the resources that you or anyone you know who is impacted by flooding can use: 

Federal Response

President Obama has declared 20 parishes for a major disaster for severe storms and flooding, a declaration that makes federal funding available to affected people in Acadia, Ascension, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Washington and West Feliciana. In addition to the 20 parishes, FEMA is conducting a joint Federal and state damage assessment in Assumption and St. Charles.

This federal assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. 

Last week when flooding began, President Obama spoke with Governor Edwards of Louisiana last Thursday and ordered federal aid last week to support state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding -- support that will continue as state and local officials in the affected areas address the impacts of the disaster.

Providing housing remains a top priority. 

FEMA and Louisiana state officials have convened a Strategic Housing Task Force to explore immediate temporary housing solutions for displaced survivors. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will speed federal disaster assistance to Louisiana and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to severe storms and flooding. At FEMA's request, HUD will coordinate the federal government's Housing Recovery Support Function to provide resources and assistance in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of destroyed and damaged housing, and development of new permanent housing, where needed. In support of this mission, HUD has deployed a team of disaster recovery experts who will be ready and staged in Louisiana on Monday, August 22.

FEMA is also supporting Louisiana’s Disaster Housing Task Force to help Louisiana residents displaced by the flooding find access to housing. FEMA activated its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, at the request of the state of Louisiana, to make participating hotels or motels available for eligible disaster survivors who are unable to return to their homes for an extended period of time. This program is intended to provide short-term lodging for eligible survivors who are currently residing in a personal vehicle, hotel or motel, shelter, or place of employment

The Small Business Administration is also opening Business Recovery Center in Walker, LA to provide a wide-range of services. As of today, SBA has issued more than 57,000 applications to homeowners and businesses. You can learn more about that center here.  Businesses affected by the flood can also use the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center website to report if their business is open or closed. 

Right now, FEMA, through its regional office in Denton, Texas, is highly engaged in response efforts in Louisiana as flooding continues across areas of the Gulf Coast. FEMA staff are on the ground in Louisiana as FEMA continues to coordinate closely with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. FEMA is also monitoring potential flooding in Texas and in states across the Gulf Coast. As of this week, the Corporation for National and Community Service has assigned 310 AmeriCorps members serving through FEMA Corps to relief efforts, including 114 AmeriCorps members on the ground in Louisiana to support disaster assistance and other critical tasks and 196 members remotely staffing survivor call centers. In addition, 39 AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members serving through the American Red Cross have deployed to Baton Rouge to support sheltering, disaster assessments, and feeding.

Here's what FEMA is doing on the ground in Louisiana:

• More than 979 housing inspectors are on the ground in Louisiana verifying damages reported by survivors who have registered for assistance. The number of inspectors is expected to increase rapidly over the next several days.
• FEMA established an Incident Support Base in Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana to distribute supplies such as water, meals, cots and blankets to the state of Louisiana. These include over 800,000 liters of water, over 800,000 meals, over 20,000 cots, and 42,000 blankets. 
• FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) personnel and equipment are deployed to the Incident Support Base in Pineville to support the state with secure and non-secure voice, video and information services to support emergency response communications needs.  
• After the state requested a Federal Urban Search & Rescue task force, FEMA has deployed Texas Task Force 1 to Louisiana. 
• Six FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams are deployed to Louisiana to support response activities and ensure there are no unmet needs. 

Louisiana residents impacted by flooding can directly apply for assistance online or by phone. Already, more than 106,000 people in Louisiana have registered for FEMA Individual Assistance, and more than $55 million has been approved to help survivors with temporary rental assistance, essential home repairs, and other serious disaster-related needs. More than 25,000 National Flood Insurance policyholders have submitted claims for flood loss. Additionally, FEMA has authorized and issued $11 million in advanced payments to NFIP policyholders in Louisiana who sustained damages by the flood providing expedited relief to disaster survivors.

Resources

 

Disaster Recovery Centers will continue to open in locations identified by the state to provide information to survivors. Disaster survivors do not need to go to a DRC in order to receive disaster assistance. Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) have opened in Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes where survivors can apply for assistance and meet face-to-face with recovery specialists. To find the nearest Disaster Recovery Center visit www.fema.gov/DRC, use the FEMA Mobile Application or text DRC and your Zip Code to 43362 (4FEMA).

If you are a resident or business owner who has sustained losses in the designated parishes, you can apply for assistance from FEMA by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The numbers are toll-free, and will operate from 7am to 10pm (local time) seven days a week until further notice. 

First and foremost, you should return home only when authorities indicate it is safe. 

If you can safely return to your home, and have filed an insurance claim or applied for FEMA assistance: 

• Be ready when an adjuster or housing inspector calls
• Take pictures
• Make a list
• Remove water damaged items to prevent mold
• Don't have damaged items hauled away until adjuster or inspector sees or gives the ok

If you have flood insurance, you can get up to $5,000 for building and contents damages prior to the adjuster’s inspection with a signed advance payment form from your adjuster. Depicting the flood damage and validating out of pocket expenses, may get the insured up to a total of $10,000.

An important note: When cleaning up your home, assume everything touched by flood water is contaminated and will have to be disinfected. Residents who are able to start cleaning up should do so with care. 

If you are a veteran and your home has been impacted by the floods, the VA has provided guidance on how to ensure you receive the assistance you need here. 

Most importantly, don't put yourself at risk. Follow the instructions of local officials -- and if told to evacuate, do so immediately. 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA) has activated its Disaster Distress helpline. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone (1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746) to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress.

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If you're in impacted parishes, you can also download FEMA's app to your smartphone so you can locate and get directions to open shelters across the state, and receive weather alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five difference locations anywhere in the United States. 

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And finally, make sure you take note and share these important tips on how you can stay safe in the event of flooding near you. 

• Don’t put yourself at risk; follow the instructions of local officials – and if told to evacuate, do so immediately.
• Get to know the terms that are used to identify floods and discuss with your family what to do if a flood watch or warning is issued.
  • A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flooding.
  • A Flood Warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring.
  • A Flash Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding.
  • A Flash Flood Warning is issued when flash flooding is imminent or occurring.
  • A Flash Flood Emergency is issued when severe threat to human life and catastrophic damage from a flash flood is imminent or ongoing.
• If you encounter flood waters: turn around, don't drown.
  • Driving through a flooded area can be extremely hazardous. Almost half of all flash flood deaths happen in vehicles.
  • Do not walk through flood waters. A few inches of water can sweep you off your feet.
  • When in your car, look out for flooding in low lying areas, at bridges, and at highway dips.
  • As little as six inches of water may cause you to lose control of your vehicle.

Learn more about what you can do to prepare for, respond to, and address the impacts of flooding in your neighborhood here: Ready.gov 

Be Prepared

 

And if you want to do what you can to help the people of Louisiana get back on their feet, you can visit www.VolunteerLouisiana.gov to see how you can contribute to the response and recovery efforts.

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