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October/November 2007                                                                                            Volume 13 - Number 1/2

    

 

Disaster Statistics...

     

 

Summary of Disaster Costs to the Federal Government and in insured losses in 2007
By Alicia Bandaranayake

FEMA website lists 56 disasters declared so far in 2007

Most are severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes

Ohio – Severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes
$13.2 million to help 4495 households pay for short term housing and repairs
$2.6 in Federal and State grants for dental and medical care
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=41096

Texas
$55,541,143 for severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding
June 16 – Aug 3
$19.4 mil to disaster needs housing
$4.4 mil to Other Needs Assistance
$8.6 mil through public assistance program
$23 mil through US Small Business Administration
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=41086


Illinois severe storms and flooding sep 2007
Recovery Summary as of close of business Sept. 17, 2007:
•    1,014 individuals have registered for Individual Assistance.
•    $1.39 million in Individual Assistance grants has been approved.
•    $ 271,700.00 in SBA low-interest disaster loans to Illinois residents and businesses.
•    860 home inspections have been completed.
•    445 individuals visited the Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=41010

Oklahoma severe storms and flooding
June 10 – July 25, Aug 18 – Sep 12
More than $27 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=41078

Minnesota Severe storms and flooding
Nearly $31 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=40749

Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding
More than $6 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=40534

New York Severe storms and flooding
$1.2 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=40411

New Hampshire Severe Storms and Flooding
$27.9 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=40249

Maine
$22 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=40250

Georgia
Severe Storms, Tornado, flooding
Almost $27 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39556

Alabama
Severe Storms, Tornado, flooding
Almost $25 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39554

Missouri
Severe Storms and flooding
$5.2 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39076

South Dakota
Storms and flooding
$30 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema

Connecticut
Severe storms and flooding
$6.4 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema

Rhode Island
Severe Storms and Flooding
$56 thousand
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38670

Massachusetts
Severe Storms and Flooding
$4.1 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38692

Vermont
Severe Storms and Flooding
$3.6 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38695

New York
Severe Storms and Flooding, April Nor’easter
$61 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38669

Iowa
Severe Storms, tornado, and flooding
$11.3 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38050

Kansas
Severe storms, tornado, and flooding
$44 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=37832

Texas
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado
$8.3 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=37239

West Virginia
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides
$7 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=37029

New Jersey
Severe Storms and Flooding
$31 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=36912

California
Severe Freeze
$23 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=36529

New Mexico
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
$2 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=35929

Missouri
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding
$35,275,701 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=35654

Florida
Severe Storms and Tornado
$38.3 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=35451

Louisiana
Severe Storms and Tornados
$2.4 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=34771

Oklahoma
Severe Winter Storms
$2.5 million
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=33767