Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: US disaster survivors still await at least $10bn in federal aid: ‘It’s devastating’

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>The last long-term federal recovery funds allocated for a major disaster were for Hurricane Milton, which hit in late 2024</p><p>Survivors of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/extreme-weather" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">extreme weather</a> disasters across the US are facing long waits for government assistance funds to rebuild their lives, with the last long-term recovery funds allocated for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/hurricane-milton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Hurricane Milton</a> that hit Florida two years ago. Government officials estimate more than $10bn is needed in long-term disaster recovery funding to rebuild affected communities in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/los-angeles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a> county and St Louis, Missouri, alone.</p><p>Demetrice Davis’s home in north St Louis still has damage from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/us-extreme-weather" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">EF3 tornado</a> that tore through the area in May 2025. “The insurance didn’t cover much of anything. And the Fema just kind of backed you up for a little while, but didn’t get you back on track,” he said. “The government agencies are not really doing what they’re supposed to do.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/us-disaster-survivor-payouts-fema" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>