For people that lost homes in hurricanes/tornadoes AFTER Katrina, what is being done for them?
Sep 04, 2010
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Tornado Questions
We keep hearing about the Katrina victims, even five years later a lot of them are STILL looking for hand-outs. They have had five years to recover. What about people that lost homes in hurricanes or tornadoes since then? Are they still getting help? Or have they been expected to pick themselves up, especially four/three/two/one year or less later?
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3 comments
FOX News is the best on September 4, 2010 at 2:12 am
homes are being rebuilt for them.
Ed on September 4, 2010 at 2:12 am
I guess they must rely on themselves and each other. I know some benefit concerts were held by some county music artist a few months ago. You must remember that the media doesn’t consider those people victims.
Mujer Alta on September 4, 2010 at 2:12 am
Uh… Do you understand the difference between New Orleans with thousands drowning and tens of thousands being permanently displaced and a small town having some of its buildings and maybe one or 2 people killed by a tornado? New Orleans was the largest refugee resettlement of American citizens in our history. It has nothing to do with people still wanting handouts. They’d lost their jobs, in many cases family members were separated. They had to migrate to new cities and try to find someplace to work and to live…. and without any planning a head of time. Sorry, but it’s really difficult to build a new life in 5 years.
And, yes, other areas that suffer disasters get assistance. They have to meet local, state and federal requirements for disaster declarations. Each level assures certain packages of assistance. At the federal level, besides FEMA, the SBA also helps small businesses that have suffered losses. Even the IRS is involved. It’s a well-organized and coordinated (usually) system.