The deadline to apply for FEMA aid was extended for Lousiana only --
Katrina victims in Florida, Mississipi and Alambama still have a deadline looming: 10/28. Given the extent of the devastation from Katrina the enforcement of this deadline is, IMO, an abuse of working class people who cannot get back into their homes and communities without FEMA support.
Sign petition to extend FEMA deadlies for Katrina SurvivorsThe FEMA registration period is 60 days following the date the the President declares an incident a major disaster or an emergency. In the case of Hurricane Katrina that deadline will pass on October 28, 2005 for Florida and Mississippi victims, and on October 29, 2005 for Alabama victims. In the case of Hurricane Rita, the deadline will pass on November 23, 2005.
On Saturday, October 15th FEMA announced that it was extending the aid application deadline to January 11th, 2006 for Louisiana victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We applaud FEMA for taking this important action, but it is critical that FEMA also extend the deadline for the hundreds of thousands of hurricane victims in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas -- the other states declared disaster areas after the hurricanes. Please send a message below to help ensure that hurricane victims in those states get more time to apply for benefits, like the Louisiana victims.
Sign petition to extend FEMA deadlies for Katrina Survivors
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