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this whole of government approach is what is needed to get the right resources to the people of maui, the resources and the assistance that they need and that they deserve. now, back a little bit to what we know so far on hurricane idalia, while it is still too soon to assess the total damages, we know that the storm made landfall as a category 3, which means over 120 miles per hour winds and up to 10 inches of rain in some areas. peak storm surge in some places along the coast, it has peaked right now but it could surpass once they measure over 15 feet of storm surge. we ll get exact numbers as they re able to go in and assess what the storm surge was. idalia was the strongest storm to hit this part of florida, to make landfall in this part of florida in over 100 years. but fema and the entire biden/harris administration, we
and an initial estimate of what we think the costs will be and what the amount of impact to these communities has been. just to follow on that, with what you ve seen so far, how long do you think it will take to get that full settlement, and how long will it take to understand the costs of recovery efforts? we have rapid assessment teams that have been prepositioned ready to go out as soon as it s safe to do so. those are personnel that will integrate in with the state personnel to see what the damages are. we also use technology. we use aerial imagery and satellite technology and our geospatial information to get a better idea so we don t have to put people out there. it allows us to make these decisions much quicker than we ve been able to in the past. it will take several days to get a full understanding but it will take longer to get a full picture of the total amount of impact to these communities. and yesterday you had said that fema s disaster relief fund was running low,
you think there s enough funding? are you confident there s enough if there s another extreme weather event in the next month? yesterday as i announced i directed my personnel to implement immediate needs funding and that prioritizes the remaining funding within the disaster relief fund to support those life saving efforts. i believe through this effort we have plenty of funding to be able to support our ongoing efforts in maui to include this event, to include florida, georgia, and south carolina as needed. every day we are looking at what the cost of these storms are as we approach the end of this fiscal year, and if we have another storm, we re going to have to closely monitor what impact that s going to have and any other actions we might have to take. thank you for being here. as we do approach the end of the fiscal year as you noted, these takes weeks, months to recover. fema s involvement will go on for quite a long time. in 2013 when there was a government shutdown, fema ha
especially older adults and people living with disabilities to see if they have any needs. in closing, i just want to remind people that this is still very much an active situation. remnants of the storm are still affecting florida. as we speak the storm is over georgia and moving into south carolina. people there and in the carolinas will continue to experience impacts throughout the day today and possibly into the weekend. again, fema is well postured with our federal partners to support floridians during this time of need and stands ready to support other affected states as needed. with that, i can take any questions. thank you. administrator, what are you most concerned about over the next day or two since you just said it s too early right now to assess the extent of damage in florida? yeah, my biggest concern is those people who chose not to evacuate and i know that our local first responders, the heroes that are out there in those local communities are doing amazing job alre