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“The money comes out of their pocket”

Public housing authorities in Peabody, Beverly and Gloucester could be asked to return to the federal government money used to repair buildings following the May 2006 flood, according to the state auditor. via GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

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A Moss Point man convicted of Katrina fraud and other charges lied about where he was living when the storm hit to obtain more than $113,000 in disaster funds and other assistance from federal and state agencies, according to U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton.

Lee Taylor was convicted earlier this month of three counts of fraud and one count each of theft against FEMA and making false statements to the Mississippi Development Authority to obtain homeowner grant assistance.

Taylor lied about living in a home he owned in Moss Point when Hurricane Katrina came ashore in 2005. As a result, FEMA gave him $23,841 and a travel trailer to live in. Read more

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that only 1.3 percent of Kansas homes carried flood insurance in 2007. via Kansas' CW

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The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in southeast Missouri on Thursday to tour areas damaged by this month's flooding. via WSYX

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So far, more than 200 Fulton and DeKalb County tornado victims have signed up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for possible disaster relief. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

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“The state will review those test results and they'll decide if the mobile homes are acceptable for use”

It looks like a manufactured boneyard from the World War II-era control tower of the Hope airport. via Log Cabin Democrat

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“It really didn't explain my role or what the state and locals were supposed to do. It was very federal-centric.”

The Bush administration has revised its blueprint for dealing with natural and man-made disasters, with a focus on gaps identified by state and local emergency managers and other stakeholders outside the ... via Washington Technology

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Emergency management officials began evacuating communities along the White River in east-central Arkansas on Tuesday because a rural levee showed signs of weakening amid the region's prolonged flooding.

Tommy Jackson, a spokesman for the state Department of Emergency Management, said he didn't know how many people lived in the area, north of Interstate 40 in Prairie County.

"The levee hasn't breached, but it is stressed," Jackson said.

Elsewhere in Arkansas, teams of state and federal officials were preparing Tuesday to examine flood-damaged buildings and businesses. Read more

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to reimburse Jefferson Parish fire departments for thousands of dollars of overtime spent in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. via WDSU.com

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The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management is asking residents to go online or phone in flood damage reports today. via Springfield News Leader

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