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FEMA To Cover Hotel Costs For Evacuees

Aid Available To Evacuees Whose Homes Remain Uninhabitable

Updated: 10:17 pm EDT September 4, 2008

A Federal Emergency Management official said Hurricane Gustav evacuees whose homes remain uninhabitable -- because of power outages, damage or for other reasons related to the storm -- can have their hotel costs paid by FEMA.

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David Garratt, a deputy assistant administrator for FEMA, said Thursday night that the aid won't be available for short-term evacuees who fled the storm, spent a few nights in a hotel, then returned home.

Rather, it will be for Gustav-related "extended stays" in hotels.

As outlined by Garratt, the program will cover those still out of their homes as of Wednesday because their home is uninhabitable. It will pay their hotel costs as long as their home is considered uninhabitable for up to 30 days from that date.

Detailed Forecast

3 - Day Forecast
Wed
Partly Cloudy
48
Thu
Rain and Snow
41
Fri
Flurries
28
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Ohio Valley

High pressure sliding by to our south should allow for some clearing tonight, with temperatures ending up in the lower half of the 20's. We will be on the back side of this high tomorrow, so expect some sunshine and a breezy and milder afternoon with temperatures in the upper 40's. A strong cold front crashes through the Ohio Valley Thursday morning, pushing out the mild air and changing rain showers to snow showers. It remains blustery and cold right through the weekend with off and on periods of snow.

Tonight: Variable clouds, low 23.
Wednesday: Sun and clouds, breezy, high 48.
Thursday: Cloudy, windy, rain to snow showers, early high 41, with daytime temperatures falling through the 30's.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, blustery, a few snow showers, high 28.
Saturday: Becoming cloudy and blustery, light snow developing, high 30.
Sunday: Cloudy, windy, periods of snow, high 28.

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