Hurricane Victim Seethes at &#39;Token&#39; $1.69 FEMA Check
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One day after Donald Seither&#39;s mobile home was ripped up by Hurricane Charley, the 74-year-old retiree picked up a friend&#39;s phone and pleaded for federal aid.
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Victims of the spring&#39;s severe storms, which brought flooding to the state, have until Monday evening to apply for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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A hurricane disaster relief package approved last week includes money for fixing communications equipment at NASA&#39;s Kennedy Space Center.
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VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 28 -- Janet Hettinger waited more than two days to return home to this city's barrier island only to be told she couldn't go inside. Hurricane Jeanne's winds caused too much damage.
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The local chapter of the American Red Cross is collecting funds for tsunami disaster relief in Southern Asia. Executive Director Susan Sauls cautioned that the Red Cross is not equipped to handle any donated items.
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When Hurricane Charley moved out, the conmen moved in. From selling $5 ($A7) bags of ice by the road to charging up to $11,000 to take down damaged trees, the rip-offs are rampant.
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I don&#39;t know why I bother with this. You won&#39;t listen to me. But after riding out Hurricane Charley in a darkened building in Punta Gorda one week ago today, hearing the roar of the 145 mph wind and the clang of ...
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Charity volunteers have been overwhelmed by donations for hurricane victims.
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The number of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered
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Punta Gorda, Fla. -- US federal assistance started flowing to hurricane Charley&#39;s victims, and postal workers handed out mail outside their damaged building yesterday, but hundreds of thousands of Floridians remained without telephones, running water and ...
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NEW YORK, Aug 18  - Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Charley are expected to reach $7.4 billion, making it the second most costly hurricane to hit the United States, an insurance industry group said on Wednesday.
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The ruling could cost insurers billions of dollars more than the $41 billion they have already paid to storm victims.
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In Florida, FEMA mounts nation's biggest relief effort, drawing praise and complaints.
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Louisiana's grant program for rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes is giving money to thousands who weren't supposed to be eligible, the White House's hurricane recovery czar testified Thursday.
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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President Bush has asked Congress  for an extra $887.4 million in hurricane aid, bringing to $13.8  billion the amount requested, with most of it going to the  presidential election battleground state of Florida.
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Florida&#39;s hurricane disaster fund has about $6 billion, more than enough to satisfy expected demands from insurers paying out claims from two big hurricanes, the fund&#39;s senior director said on Wednesday.