ADB extended assistance to Lao PDR to implement the Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project, which provided training and preparation on crop production and farm productivity in both dry and wet seasons.
While September has been designated as Emergency Preparation Month, in Madison Park, volunteers gathered on July 30 to run an emergency communication hub drill.
With heavy rain expected throughout Southern California over the next few days, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reminds residents to be aware of the potential for mud and debris flow dangers associated with rain
allows individuals in impacted areas to apply for assistance. he also approved a predisaster emergency declaration for mississippi to authorize an emergency preparation and protective measures and direct federal assistance. i just want to give you a quick overview to the federal resources supporting efforts now, many of which wear preposition before the storm. fema is working with its federal, state, and local partners as well as nongovernmental agencies to support areas of need. meals, water, and generators to assist states with impact from the storm. more than 3600 fema employees are deployed to alabama, florida, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, and texas, and are ready to provide additional support is needed. more than 3.4 million meals, leaders of water, more than 35,700 tarps and some generators. several fema incident management assistant teams and 17 urban search and rescue teams have been activated along with debris subject matter experts. the abutment of health and human servic
priority for everyone involved. it could be weeks to get everything fully back up and running. administration officials are also engaged directly with electricity sector leadership to help ensure all available resources are being brought to bear to restore power as quickly as possible. as you all saw, the president just spoke with governors and mayors from impacted communities, and he was at fema s national response coordination center yesterday to receive the latest updates on the response operations. and to thank the hard-working staff who are working around the clock to support state and local response efforts. president also approved, you may have seen this, but last night, an emergency major declaration for louisiana which allows individuals in the impacted areas to apply for assistance. he also approved a pre-disaster emergency declaration from mississippi to authorize emergency preparation and protective measures and direct federal assistance. i just want to give you a quick ove