Hurricanes

Update: $869 Million Distributed to 12,413 Families in Housing Assistance

April 26, 2007 -- (Jackson, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour today announced the opening of a public comment period for a $262.5 million plan designed to restore affordable rental housing units in the coastal counties most affected by Hurricane Katrina.    » read more »

4/21/2007 -- NORFOLK (NNS) -- As the Hampton Roads area prepares for the upcoming hurricane season, which runs from June 1 until Nov. 30, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (FFC) is taking a proactive approached to ensuring the safety of Sailors and their families by participating in Hurricane Exercise 2007 (HURREX 07).

The purpose of HURREX 07 is to provide ship and shore commands a focused training scenario to help with ship sorties, evacuation, emergency preparedness, personnel accountability, and recovery.    » read more »

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Regarding Reports that FEMA's New National Response Plan will not be Ready in Time for the Start of Hurricane Season

April 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC - "I am extremely concerned about reports that, nearly two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will not have its new national response plan ready in time for the start of the hurricane season.    » read more »