Editorial: More hard lessons about disaster recovery, here and in Mississippi
When disaster strikes, as it did this week in the Mississippi Delta with a powerful tornado, everybody knows where to turn for expertise in disaster recovery. This article looks at the lessons of disaster recovery in the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana, as well as the impact of tornados and the lack of expertise in disaster recovery. It highlights the importance of working-class communities in the Delta farmlands to be able to turn to disaster relief, and how the U.S. government has not been able to provide this assistance. Finally, Louisiana has finally received an infusion of federal money to help those still struggling from the 2020 hurricanes.
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When disaster strikes, as it did this week in the Mississippi Delta with a powerful tornado, everybody knows where to turn for expertise in disaster recovery.
Yes, right here in Louisiana.
The sad story of the working-class communities in the Delta farmlands is something that we can relate to. That’s true even if the impact of tornados, by their nature, is more geographically limited than that of hurricanes.
Communities living paycheck-to-paycheck are particularly vulnerable in the face of nature's fury. Sadly, when it comes to helping those who need it, this country still doesn’t quite get it right, despite improvements by the U.S. government since hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Reacting to the sorrows of Mississippi, The Associated Press turned to Louisiana for expertise on tragedy.
Denise Durel heads United Way of Southwest Louisiana, where residents are still recovering from hurricanes Laura and Delta, which struck three years ago. Durel's organization has helped people rebuild damaged homes, some of which were uninsured or had too little coverage.
''Just drive through town,'' she told the AP from Lake Charles. ''Blue tarps are still there. The houses are in worse shape.''
Louisiana has finally — and we emphasize, finally — received an infusion of federal money to help those still struggling from the 2020 hurricanes. Laura was one of the strongest storms ever to hit the United States.
As a practical matter, Durel said that if people didn't register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency soon after the storms, they can't qualify for this new money.
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