德州7月风暴洪灾再获联邦援助：FEMA个人援助扩至20个县，居民可上网或打电话申请
位于美国德克萨斯州首府奥斯汀的州长办公室10月30日宣布，联邦政府已批准得州就今年7月严重风暴与洪灾提出的上诉，联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）的个人援助计划资金将发放给受灾社区。此前，特朗普总统本周宣布，特朗普政府将为7月风暴追加 FEMA 救济；得州的上诉由得州紧急管理厅（TDEM）提交。
「特朗普总统已批准得州就7月风暴与洪灾提出的 FEMA 个人援助上诉。」州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）说，「这将为获批20个县的合资格得州人带来必要的资金援助与服务。我感谢特朗普总统的领导，以及对得州家庭的这份追加支持。」
现获批 FEMA 个人援助的20个县为：Bandera、Bexar、Comal、Crockett、Dimmit、Frio、Gillespie、Kendall、Kerr、Kimble、Kinney、La Salle、Maverick、Medina、Real、Schleicher、Sutton、Uvalde、Val Verde 与 Zavala。得州居民可通过 联邦灾害援助申请官网 在线申请，或拨打 800-621-3362 申请。
FEMA 个人援助计划为合资格的得州人提供与灾害相关开支的资金援助与服务，包括临时住房、紧急房屋维修、无保险与保险不足的个人财产损失、灾害法律服务、灾害失业援助，以及由灾害造成的医疗、牙科与丧葬费用。州长办公室表示，得州就 FEMA 减灾拨款计划提出的上诉仍在审理中。
州长办公室介绍，阿博特此前已采取多项行动支持受7月风暴洪灾影响的社区，包括为受灾居民与企业争取联邦报税期限暂停、为另四个受风暴影响的县取得联邦灾害援助、取得重大灾害声明批准、延长受洪灾影响居民的 SNAP 补充营养援助替代福利，并发布州灾害声明、把州紧急行动中心提升至二级（升级响应）24小时运作等。
来源：GSM·美国
Abbott Announces Additional Federal Disaster Assistance for 20 Texas Counties After July Storms and Flooding
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced in Austin on October 30 that the federal government has approved Texas' appeal for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance program funding following severe storms and flooding that impacted communities across the state in July. The approval follows an announcement by President Donald J. Trump this week that additional FEMA relief would be made available, and follows an appeal submitted by the State of Texas through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM).
"President Trump has approved Texas' appeal for FEMA Individual Assistance after the July storms and flooding," said Governor Abbott. "This brings essential financial assistance and services to eligible Texans in the 20 approved counties. I thank President Trump for his leadership and for this additional support for Texas families."
The 20 counties now approved for FEMA Individual Assistance are Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Crockett, Dimmit, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala. Texans can apply for FEMA disaster assistance online through the federal disaster assistance website or by calling 800-621-3362.
FEMA's Individual Assistance program provides eligible Texans with financial assistance and services for disaster-related expenses, including temporary housing, emergency home repairs, uninsured and underinsured personal property losses, disaster legal services, disaster unemployment assistance, and medical, dental, and funeral expenses caused by the disaster. An appeal to FEMA for Hazard Mitigation grant program funding remains pending, the Governor's Office said.
Governor Abbott has previously taken a series of actions to support communities impacted by the July storms and flooding, including obtaining a suspension on federal tax deadlines for affected Texans and businesses, securing federal disaster assistance for four additional counties, securing approval of a Major Disaster Declaration, extending SNAP replacement benefits for Texans affected by flooding, and issuing a state disaster declaration that raised the State Operations Center to 24-hour operations at Level II (Escalated Response).
Source: GSM · USA
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图片来源：图：位于奥斯汀的德克萨斯州议会大厦。Sankenbruck 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Texas State Capitol in Austin. Photo by Sankenbruck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
