Hurricane Michael 2018

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  1. Aerianne

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    The teachers are reluctant to go back to work on Monday.

    They are afraid to leave their mold filled homes for fear that what little they have left will be stolen.

    They don't know how they can be effective teachers when they're living in tents in front of their wrecked homes. They don't even have electricity to make lesson plans by, nor to grade papers.

    Some are contemplating living at the school because they need the paycheck.
    'How can I be effective?': Teachers suffering after Michael

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    Oh thats sad

    It seems the US is pretty ill equipped to handle disasters.
    What happened to fema trailers? One would think they could bring those in so people dont have to live in tents
     
  3. Aerianne

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    Hurricane Michael Rumor Control | FEMA.gov
     
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    Aeri,, If you could copy paste your posts with the assistance links every couple pages, as sometimes people dont go back pages. That would be cool .. Thanks.
     
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    Housing crisis explodes in Panama City after Hurricane Michael’s devastation - News - Panama City News Herald - Panama City, FL

    "Half of the Panama City Housing Authority's 450 apartment homes will be condemned, said Teri Henry, the authority's executive director. The agency also issued Section-8 vouchers for 415 private units and 60 vouchers for veteran's housing. At this point, Henry still has no idea how many more of the area's poor from that pool of 475 voucher holders will lose their homes because they are deemed unsafe."
     
  8. Aerianne

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    October 23 at 8:49 PM Hurrican Relief Group Bay County, FL

    I have read so many posts saying that FEMA has denied them and they don’t know why. Take a deep breath. A denial letter is NOT the last step. In many cases, it is an issue of missing information and can be resolved in an appeal.

    The first thing you need to know is that if you have ANY type of homeowners, rental, or car insurance, you have to file a claim with your insurance company first. Even if you know they will not cover all the damage or cover you at all, you have to file that claim first. Once you get a denial or partial coverage decision THEN you can apply for FEMA assistance or file an appeal if you have already been denied with FEMA. It is not either/or. FEMA will help, but they need to see what your insurance company will cover first.

    Another reason I am seeing is that the adjuster did not deem the home damaged. If you disagree, you CAN appeal. You can start the process in person(I will put links to the local centers in the comments) or on the phone. Don’t give up if you get a denial. The worst they can say is no again. You can prove the damage with contractor’s estimates, mechanics statements, or receipts of expenses.

    The final reason I am seeing is simply missing information. This includes identity verification (driver’s license or social security card - I’ll provide a link on where to get a replacement in the comments), ownership not verified (deed, title, insurance documents), or occupancy not verified (landlord statement, rent receipt, driver’s license, voter’s registration).

    If you STILL get denied or the amount received is not enough (the household maximum is $34,000), there is another program called the “Disaster Loan Program”. These are low interest, long term loans that can be used to repair your primary residence (up to $200,000) or repair or replace personal property, including clothing, cars, and appliances (up to $40,000). I will put a link with more details in the comments.

    I know this is a scary time, but know that there are options. Read your denial carefully and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
     
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    Bonds Not Ballots - It's Going Down

    "Many tenants in numerous public housing facilities have successfully resisted illegal evictions, remaining in their homes while awaiting repairs or relocation. Community barbecues and make-shift stoves have emerged as landlords shut off electricity and gas to force tenants out. One woman shouts from across the street, “You with us, you may as well eat too.” We take a break from helping a new friend move to savor the food and the moment.

    The state demonstrated its inability (or lack of will) to respond to climate catastrophes at a public town hall meeting. FEMA representatives deflected questions from an audience comprised primarily of low-income residents of color. The FEMA representatives responded robotically, patronizing the residents who sought answers about housing and financial aid. FEMA claimed that the state of Florida requested trailers on the 23rd of October but couldn’t answer to where they were or if they would even arrive at all. Residents shared their difficulties in locating housing in hotels and rentals even with the aid of vouchers and rental assistance. The nearest available housing is between 2 to 7 hours away, rendering it inaccessible to those without transportation and those with jobs, children, or families with disabilities. To this concern, a FEMA representative responded that there are three shelters available. The town hall attendees quickly corrected her, pointing out that there was only one, and it was at capacity.

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    Disaster Capitalism meets Disaster Bureaucracy. Top-down, bureaucratic institutions and predatory, exploitative landlords both impose their “solutions” and “participation” is just a smokescreen for coercion. Real participatory efforts necessitate sharing power, something the state and predatory capitalists avoid like the plague.

    As the weeks pass, visual reminders of the destruction of Hurricane Michael are still ever present. But we have learned to listen. Even with the weight of governmental inaction, landlord abuse, and newfound homelessness for many, people recognize a different way of being as possible and desirable.

    “I know my neighbors better now than I have for the past 14 years.”

    “People are at their best when things are at their worst.”

    “There is always good that comes from tragedy.”

    This is what we hear from disaster survivors in Panama City. And we echo it.

    When the grid fails, when roads are impassable, amid the profound suffering and loss, we see clearly that all we have is each other — that relationships are what matters — and when things fall apart, people come together.

    We listen to our hearts, to each other, to strangers quickly becoming friends. We listen to the unspoken words and warnings in the winds. We listen to a world slowly dying — or being born. We are not sure which. We think it is still up to all of us and the choices we make. A movement elder taught us that we will be either the most loved or most hated generation; that we will be known as the generation that either saved or squandered life as we know it.
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    A just recovery and a just transition are necessities for our collective survival. Now is the time to experiment with ways of living that give us the flexibility and freedom to do what we know needs to be done. Now is the time to gain practical skills and knowledge that can be used to further people’s survival in crisis and beyond.

    Storms are coming. Let’s be ready. Humanity, liberation, justice, belonging and, yes, paradise will never be on the ballot. But if we know where to look, we can still find them — in each other."
     
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  12. As usual for Florida the insurance companies are paying out just enough so you can't possibly afford to rebuild to the "new hurricane standards". So the old Mexico beach is now gone for good. Even the El Governor, which has survived many storms, will likely be demolished. What will replace it (and everything else) is over-priced new condos that totally block the view of the beach for miles.

    One of the best features of this place was the totally crappy cell phone reception and dearth of wifi spots. People actually talked to each other and shit like that.
     
  13. GuerrillaLorax

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    Relief Nonprofit Bulldozes Hurricane Survivor Tent City - It's Going Down

    • An elderly man slowly pushed a shopping cart, piled high with all his belongings, away from tent city. Where? He didn’t know. Just away.

    • One of us drove a man to his place of employment for the last time. Without the tent city, he couldn’t continue his job and would have to start over at a shelter in Tallahassee. Before she dropped him off, she emptied her wallet into his hands. It was everything, but it didn’t feel like enough.

    • A man suffering from dehydration, upper respiratory issues, and now heightened anxiety and panic, stood on the sidewalk. He had been delaying his needed hospital visit because he suspected that if he were to go to the hospital, by the time he got out, everything to his name would have disappeared. We helped him stow his belongings so he could be taken to the hospital, and helped him find temporary shelter afterwards.

    • A woman in crisis mode paced back and forth. After losing almost everything in Hurricane Michael, the truck and trailer was all that she and her partner had left. Their truck and trailer had been disabled since somebody tried, unsuccessfully, to steal it several days before. An UMCOR representative had promised to help repair the vehicle and ensured them that they had at least ten more days. An hour later, the same representative told the couple that their vehicle and home were minutes from being impounded. We towed the trailer and truck away ourselves.

    • A woman searched through piles of bulldozed trash, frantically looking for her diabetes medication and other important items. Her family’s van was impounded after UMCOR called a towing company to tow all the remaining vehicles and trailers.

    • Dozens of people, including a family with eight children, returned from their jobs and schools, to find their tents, clothing, and other items bulldozed into a pile of garbage.

    • A single mom, illegally evicted from her apartment in Lynn Haven after the storm, then again evicted from tent city, brought U-Haul trucks and trailers to salvage people’s belongings but was turned away and not allowed onto the property by UMCOR. Not to be moved, she is now pooling funds with other families with children to try to get everybody into apartments, even if multiple families have to share one apartment.
    “We survived Hurricane Michael, just to go through another hurricane: ‘Hurricane tent city,’” one resident noted after nearly all her belongings, including sentimental items passed down from her mother, were lost in the eviction. Echoing the experiences of poor people who lived through Hurricanes Katrina, Maria and Florence, natural disasters are always followed by disasters of human design. Hurricane Michael has been no exception.
     
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    Saw it first hand
    Very very sad
    It takes a long time to recover from a storm like that
     
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