Oklahoma city damaged by 2023 tornado still waits for FEMA funds [Video]

MEGAN. WELL, GUYS, YOU’LL REMEMBER A YEAR AGO THE CITY OF SHAWNEE WENT THROUGH THIS SAME DEVASTATION. OILTON. THEY SAY THAT AS TOWNS ARE STARTING THE CLEANUP PROCESS, THEY’RE STILL WAITING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. WE CAN. ABSOLUTELY RELATE. WE LOOK AT SHAWNEE AND THEY’RE NOT COMPLETELY RESTORED. YOU KNOW, A YEAR, A YEAR LATER AND SO WE KNOW SOME OF THIS STUFF WILL TAKE TAKE SOME TIME. BUT AS TOWNS ACROSS OKLAHOMA, FROM SULFUR TO HOLDENVILLE WORK TO PICK UP THE PIECES AFTER TORNADOES SWEPT THROUGH THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY NOW ALSO WAIT FOR RELIEF EFFORTS, THE CITY OF SHAWNEE TELLING ME THEY’RE STILL IN THE SAME BOAT. THERE’S A PROCESS WHEN A DISASTER HAPPENS, WHEN, UM, THERE’S SO MUCH. EACH COUNTY HAS A CERTAIN THRESHOLD THEY HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO REQUEST HELP FROM THE STATE. AND THEN THE STATE HAS TO MEET THAT THRESHOLD BEFORE THEY …