Washington County residents affected by the March and April severe storms can visit Potosi City Hall this week or apply online for federal assistance.

Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing.

The funding will be used to make temporary repairs to infrastructure or utilities and staffing emergency operations

Tennessee emergency officials updated Gov. Bill Lee on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts during a budget meeting Tuesday.

Canton’s election carried the weight of four turbulent years — a pandemic, a devastating flood, the closure of its largest employer and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today, announced $155 million in public assistance reimbursements for Western North Carolina.

Bipartisan legislation that would overhaul the disaster relief and recovery process and restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Cabinet-level status likely will move next year, its Republican sponsor said Tuesday.

North Carolina’s Republican senators still want more from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

AURORA, Ind. (WKRC) - FEMA is opening a recovery center in Aurora, Indiana on June 12. Recovery specialists will be available to help those affected by the floods earlier this year.

After torrential rain and flash flooding damaged homes and businesses in Brevard and Lake counties, Florida Realtors opened its Disaster Relief Fund to aid recovery.

Amazon is helping to mobilise aid and is partnering with UN agencies following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa that hit Jamaica and the Caribbean

Dozens of U.S. military personnel are bringing medical supplies and emergency gear after Hurricane Melissa killed at least 19 on Jamaica.

The state says nearly 800 housing units or families were assisted by the funding after more than 5,000 homes were impacted by natural disasters in 2024

The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development (CED) team announces the upcoming release of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Small Business Support Program. 

McHenry County is joining in with state and federal emergency agencies to appeal a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of federal disaster relief funds for severe storms and flooding that damaged multiple communities in mid-August.

On Oct. 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa—one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record—slammed into the west coast of Jamaica. It brought 185 mph peak winds, destroying 90% of homes in the Black River area and leaving at least 50 dead—a count that will surely rise as search and rescue continues.

Insurance, bonds and savings will speed recovery from the monster hurricane, but the Caribbean nation will still need international aid.

The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.

Kaua‘i County and University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, also known as Hawai‘i Sea Grant, have developed a framework aimed at helping Kauaʻi’s communities prepare more effectively and, in turn, better support recovery following natural disasters.

Moore County is amongst several counties that can take advantage of low interest disaster loans in connection with a severe drought that left the area parched and crops and livestock in peril late last year and during the early portion of 2025.