FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Centers In Broward County
POSTED: Sunday, November 6, 2005
UPDATED: 9:41 am EST November 7,
2005
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened three federal disaster-recovery centers in Broward County over the weekend, and hundreds of people lined up to get help for problems caused by Hurricane Wilma.Officials said Broward residents started lining up at dawn Saturday and the lines grew to hundreds of people. They included evacuees from apartments and homes damaged when Wilma roared ashore on Oct. 24.At the FEMA centers, hurricane victims can apply for housing, and get information about insurance, small-business loans and job assistance.The centers are located in Hollywood at the Anne Kolb Nature Center; in Plantation at the Toys-R-Us; and in Pompano Beach at the Festival Flea Market.FEMA officials said they dealt with at least 1,200 people Saturday in Broward. Three centers are also open in Miami-Dade County.In another development, FEMA said 60 travel trailers have been mobilized at staging areas around the state, ready to head to Broward as needed. The agency also received approval to purchase 500 more travel trailers for hurricane-damaged Florida counties.
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