Nearly a month after Hurricane Helene hit our area many are still in search of assistance, as FEMA works through thousands of applications.Gabriel Gonzalez, a FEMA spokesperson, says in the weeks following Hurricane Helene around 12,000 assistance applications were filed per day here in South Carolina. Now that number is closer to 5,000 per day.”Survivors and applicants, they just need guidance on ‘where do I go’? ‘What documents do I need?’ How do I file my application?” he explains.He says there’s a change in recovery needs. Since Hurricane Helene nearly 400,000 applications have been filed in south carolina.”As of yesterday, cob, we had disbursed $162 million in grants and aid,” Gonzalez says.He says a major tool FEMA is currently using to offer aid is through disaster recovery centers, with a new one opening in Oconee County on Wednesday.” can do pretty much from filing their initial application, verifying the status …
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