Recovery

By nighttime, an estimated 2,000 homes and other buildings had flooded, rescuers had saved about 40 people stuck in floodwaters and authorities had closed 89 roads as the Russian River swelled to about 45 feet.

With so many people needing rescue, hotels in Austin, along with the Austin Walmart and Valley Transportation in Dexter, opened their doors to people in need of shelter.

Mexico Beach was the hardest hit area in the Panhandle, losing many of its homes and buildings after taking a direct hit from the Category 4 storm.

The roughly $13 billion measure also includes recovery money for other recent natural disasters, including the wildfires that ravaged portions of the West and the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.

In one of the calls, a warehouse supervisor tells the dispatcher an employee was being fired when the shooting began and said the shooter was still inside the warehouse.

With north Alabama receiving roughly 9 inches of rain since Tuesday, the city followed the lead of Gov. Kay Ivey, who issued a state of emergency on Saturday for 19 north Alabama counties due to flooding issues.

The money will cover mainly debris removal, infrastructure and stormwater system repair. The decision comes after the county took out a similar $50 million bond for hurricane recovery in November.

He was recently named Emergency Management Professional of the Year by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management division.

'This is a crisis that will continue and repeat itself. ... We’re still suffering five months later. That’s unacceptable.'

The federal inaction, which left Georgia lawmakers seething, triggered a demand by Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders for Congress to finance aid that’s stalled for months amid infighting over President Donald Trump’s border wall.

After Hurricane Michael, many residents of Mexico Beach described themselves as falling into two categories: those who did not have insurance and those who did not have enough.

A recent study of Medicaid claims in West Virginia, which has an opioid overdose rate more than three times the national average and the highest death rate from drug overdoses in the country, documented this disconnect.

Residents in the two Florida cities and incorporated areas of Bay County are encouraged to have all debris on their curbs by March 10 to help with the pickup. The final wave of cleanup will last through mid-April, after which any debris will be removed at homeowners' expense.

Spring tourism means the annual readjustment of daily, weekly and monthly rental rates, generally doubling in price from the winter season — and by extension displacing many Hurricane Michael survivors living in temporary housing on the Beach for a second time.

Cal Poly architecture students in design studios taught by Cal Poly faculty members are developing a plan and zoning map for a completely rebuilt community.