Many Hurricane Victims Not Applying For Fema Aid

Washington Post: “Only about 15 percent of households in the affected region have applied to the agency for individual and household assistance, according to a Post analysis of months of FEMA data up to the second week of December.” “It’s a low number, three independent experts and a FEMA official said, given how many people are in need.

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