Disaster Recovery > Government moves quickly to help storm victims in South

Good article on tornadoes that struck southern states, worst natural disaster to hit US since Hurricane Katrina, written by Homeland Security Newswire, 2 mins read -Read more

An all-too-common scene across the U.S. south // Source: findtarget.com

So far residents have been fairly pleased with the government's response to the worst natural disaster to hit the United States since Hurricane Katrina; after tornadoes touched down in seven states on Wednesday, Secretary Napolitano and other top federal officials immediately began contacting governors in the affected states; just hours after the storms had ravaged Alabama, Obama signed the declaration of disaster in Alabama and by Thursday he had done the same for Georgia and Mississippi; by Friday afternoon FEMA liaison officers had been deployed to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; the storms have killed at least 350 people, injured more than 2,200, and left tens of thousands homeless in seven states