Albany aims for help from FEMA for storms

The federal government took an initial step Tuesday to approve an emergency request for assistance for the first of a wave of storms that killed at least 15 people in south Georgia and five more across the region, according to Albany officials. Gov Nathan Deal’s office said it was waiting to hear back from the…

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Officials Beg Trump to Send Help After Storms Kill 20 Across South – NBC News

Desperate officials pleaded with President Donald Trump to send federal assistance Monday after at least 20 people were killed by storms and tornadoes that caused devastation authorities likened to the impact of a nuclear blast. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said he had dispatched a letter to Trump pleading for help after four people were killed…

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