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By: EFE
Tuesday, November 26
New York requests a major disaster declaration due to the impact of the remnants of Hurricane Ida
The governor of New York , Kathy Hochul, signed a request for the federal government to declare as a “major disaster” the impact caused by the blows of the Hurricane Ida , which left in the state at least 17 dead and significant damage.
The petition seeks that Washington provide funds to support those affected and to repair infrastructure and public buildings, among other things.
“ New Yorkers are still reeling from the damage in southern communities
Joe Biden has already offered federal assistance and the declaration of “major disaster” would open the door for the Government to help families whose homes have been affected by the floods, including those who did not have insurance for this type of disaster.
According to the governor, initial analyzes have already identified damage to the minus 1, 200 homes with a value greater than 50 millions of dollars.
The American president is scheduled to visit New York and neighboring New Jersey next Tuesday to see firsthand the havoc caused by Ida, which struck the area last Wednesday after having previously caused significant damage in the southeast of the country.
New Jersey was the worst-off state, with 25 confirmed deceased, while in New York there were at least 17 deathly victims, many of them drowned in illegal basement apartments, mainly in the borough of Queens.
Hochul also announced today that he will direct 378 millions of dollars of funds previously provided by the Federal Administration to improve the protection of infrastructures against meteorological disasters.
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