Trump has approved a disaster declaration for North Carolina as the state deals with Tropical Storm Florence, the White House announced Saturday.
Trump ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts beginning Sept. 7 in areas affected by Florence, which made landfall early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane, the White House said.
Trump had previously declared a state of emergency in North Carolina, as well as South Carolina and Virginia, in anticipation of the storm.
Florence made landfall Friday morning and at least seven people have already died, including a mother and child who died when a tree fell on their house.
The National Weather Service said Saturday that the storm is expected to dump more rain on North Carolina for at least a couple more days.
Parts of the Carolinas will see more than 15 inches of additional rain in the next couple of days.
North Carolina Rep. and others had requested for Trump to declare an expedited emergency declaration via a letter on Monday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406833-trump-approves-north-carolina-disaster-declaration-for-florence
Trump ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts beginning Sept. 7 in areas affected by Florence, which made landfall early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane, the White House said.
Trump had previously declared a state of emergency in North Carolina, as well as South Carolina and Virginia, in anticipation of the storm.
Florence made landfall Friday morning and at least seven people have already died, including a mother and child who died when a tree fell on their house.
The National Weather Service said Saturday that the storm is expected to dump more rain on North Carolina for at least a couple more days.
Parts of the Carolinas will see more than 15 inches of additional rain in the next couple of days.
North Carolina Rep. and others had requested for Trump to declare an expedited emergency declaration via a letter on Monday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406833-trump-approves-north-carolina-disaster-declaration-for-florence
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