FEMA Disasters
A Very Brief Sample
Summer of 1993: Midwest Floods
Caused 48 deaths
FEMA funded $1.17 billion
April 1997: Red River Valley Floods
About 45,000 people left homeless in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
FEMA funded $730.8 million
July 1994: Tropical Storm Alberto
Extensive flooding caused 32 deaths in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
FEMA funded $544.2 million
August 1992: Hurricane Andrew
Caused 58 deaths in Florida and Louisiana
FEMA funded $1.8 billion
January 1994: Northridge Earthquake
Caused 57 deaths and nearly 12,000 injuries near Los Angeles, California
FEMA funded $7 billion
September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attack
Over 3,000 dead in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C.
FEMA funded $673.4 million so far
August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina
Caused 1836 deaths in Mississippi and Louisiana
FEMA funded over $100 billion so far
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