JIC Recovery Release No. 93 - Friday is the Last Day to Apply for FEMA Assistance
FEMA assistance may include grants to help homeowners and renters pay for:
- Temporary housing for those displaced from their disaster-damaged primary homes.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office maintains a flood watch in effect for Guam and Rota. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to become numerous to widespread by this evening and continue through Friday.
Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautionary actions:
Over the coming weeks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be working to collect Typhoon Mawar related residential debris from roadsides throughout the island. This is a free program available for all residential properties including apartments, condominiums.
The speed and success of the mission will depend on residents properly sorting the debris prior to contractors arriving. All storm debris must be sorted by residents into the following four categories and brought to the right of way (ROW) within 10-feet of the roadside:
vegetative debris;
SBA to Open Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Dededo:
The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a Disaster Loan Outreach Center to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by Typhoon Mawar. The center will be located at the Astumbo Senior Citizen Center beginning Monday, July 31, open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Flood Advisory in Effect; Practice Caution in Heavy Rain
The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a flood advisory, in effect until 7 p.m. this evening. Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Between one and two inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of two to four inches are expected, resulting in minor flooding.
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School Debris Cleanup Underway, Residential Debris Cleanup Forthcoming;
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