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JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt announced eight joint federal and state damage assessment teams will begin collecting property damage information Tuesday for citizens and businesses in 41 counties impacted by the statewide flooding. The teams will be comprised of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Small Business Administration (SBA) and local government representatives. "These teams will work with local officials to gather damage information for personal flood related losses and economic losses to Missouri businesses," Blunt said. "Many Missourians are now returning to their flood damaged homes and businesses, and we want to get the damage assessment process moving as quickly as possible which will help expedite the recovery for those affected by these devastating floods." Blunt noted the eight teams will look at citizen and business losses first in 41 counties. As local damage information becomes available, additional counties maybe added to the joint damage assessment visits. Blunt has requested Federal Disaster Assistance for Citizens and Businesses and the teams will canvas areas with local officials verifying such damage has occurred. Later, the joint teams will begin collecting information associated with damages to public property, critical infrastructure, and debris removal to support Blunt’s request for the Federal Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. The first counties to be visited are: Bollinger, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Camden, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jasper, Jefferson, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Madison, Maries, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Francois, St. Louis, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Washington, Wayne, Webster and Wright.
Posted by: Juana Summers
Updated by: Megan Granger
Published: Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 3:51 PM |
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