德州州长 Abbott 为埃尔帕索县洪灾请求 SBA 灾害申报：获批后房主与商家可申请低息贷款
德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 11月11日在 Austin 宣布，已向美国小企业署（SBA）请求为埃尔帕索县发布灾害申报。上月底，严重风暴与洪水侵袭了位于德州最西部的埃尔帕索县一带社区。
Abbott 说：「德州将支持受埃尔帕索县近期严重风暴和洪水影响的家庭与企业。这项请求将帮助符合条件的德州人获得重建家园、企业与社区所需的低息灾害贷款。德州将与联邦伙伴一道，确保德州人拥有恢复所需的资源。」
州长办公室表示，若请求获批，SBA 灾害申报将向受洪水影响的符合条件的房主、租客、企业与私营非营利机构提供低息联邦灾害贷款，协助恢复与重建。
这项请求是在地方、州与联邦官员对受灾社区所受损失完成分析之后提出的。州长办公室呼吁受洪水影响的居民继续通过德克萨斯州紧急管理部（TDEM）的德州个人灾情评估工具（iSTAT）在线报告住宅与企业的损失，汇总信息可帮助州与地方官员评估灾情程度、识别进一步的恢复需求。
Abbott 此前为埃尔帕索县发布的州级灾害申报目前仍然有效，州政府资源正持续支援当地的恢复工作。
Texas Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration for El Paso County Flooding
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced in Austin on November 11 that he has requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for El Paso County, after severe storms and flooding impacted communities in Far West Texas late last month.
"Texas will support the families and businesses impacted by the recent severe storms and flooding in El Paso County," said Governor Abbott. "This request will help provide eligible Texans with access to low-interest disaster loans they need to rebuild their homes, businesses, and communities."
According to the Governor's Office, if the request is approved, the SBA disaster declaration would make low-interest federal disaster loans available to eligible homeowners, renters, businesses, and private nonprofit organizations impacted by the flooding, to assist with recovery and rebuilding efforts.
The request follows an analysis of the damage sustained in impacted communities conducted by local, state, and federal officials. Texans impacted by the flooding are encouraged to continue reporting damage to homes and businesses through the Texas Division of Emergency Management's Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) online survey, which helps state and local officials assess the extent of disaster impacts and identify additional recovery needs.
A state disaster declaration issued by Governor Abbott remains in effect for El Paso County, as state resources continue supporting local recovery efforts.
来源：德克萨斯州州长办公室
发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）
图片来源：图：德克萨斯州埃尔帕索市中心与 Franklin 山脉黄昏景色。照片：Z3lvs，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Downtown El Paso, Texas, and the Franklin Mountains at dusk. Photo by Z3lvs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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