Napolitano: Tenn. flood victims should seek help

[babylonsister]

This is the way disasters 'should' be handled imo. :thumbsup:

http://www.salon.com/wires/us/2010/05/08/D9FIQ7HO0_us_tennessee_floods_napolitano/index.html

Napolitano: Tenn. flood victims should seek help
By Associated Press


AP
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Tim Shoemaker, left, points out the flood damage done to his home as he talks with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, right, on Saturday, May 8, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Napolitano visited Nashville to view the damage and talk with homeowners and cleanup workers. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)


Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured Tennessee's flood zone Saturday morning, urging those affected to seek help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Napolitano says more than $4.1 million in individual assistance has been approved already with 16,000 applications made and 695 inspections done by early Saturday morning.

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen joined Napolitano on the tour of Nashville, where the damage has been estimated to be at least $1.5 billion after record rains.

Two more bodies of storm victims have been found, bringing the death toll from last weekend's string thunderstorms to 33 in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi.