New York will get federal aid from Trump, but not because of COVID-19
'05.10.2020'
Vita Popova
US President Donald Trump has approved the New York Declaration of Natural Disasters. This is reported on the official Online White House.
New York will receive federal money to rebuild the state from Tropical Storm Isaiah. On October 2, Donald Trump approved a request by New York State to recognize it as a disaster-affected region. He ordered federal assistance to the state in addition to local recovery efforts in areas affected by the storm.
Federal funding is provided to state local governments and relevant local governments, as well as some private nonprofit organizations. The funds will be spent on emergency work, repair or replacement of tropical storm damaged facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Federal funding is also provided for statewide disaster relief efforts.
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Appointed Federal Coordinator for Reconstruction in the Affected Areas Seamus K. Leary (Seamus K. Leary). This was stated by Pete Gaynor, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Additional assignments can be made at a later date if requested by the state and justified by further damage assessments.
What damage did the storm of Isaiah
On August 4, 2020, the powerful tropical storm Isaiah hit the coast of New York. The torrential rains and gusts of wind were so strong that storm effects were able to feel the 2,5 million inhabitants of the region. Least one person died.
Isaiah also wreaked havoc on hundreds of thousands of Long Island residents. In this area of New York, the hurricane knocked down many trees, damaged cars, houses and power lines, and deprived people of electricity. Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency.
Before the storm reached New York, on the morning of August 4, it hit New Jersey. A small tornado was recorded in Cape May County, and another on Long Beach Island in Ocean County.
Connecticut also declared a state of emergency, and the National Guard was deployed to deal with the storm.
Earlier, on August 1 and 2, Isaiah hit Florida in torrential rains and floods. The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have suffered much more from it. There, the hurricane left behind destruction and even death, destroyed crops and homes, and caused large-scale floods and small landslides. In Puerto Rico, the National Guard rescued at least 35 people from floods, with one woman dead.
