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Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas

  • The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a notice warning over 14 million people to boil their water since parts of the water supply system in the state might be contaminated.

    The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a notice warning over 14 million people to boil their water since parts of the water supply system in the state might be contaminated. | Photo: Twitter/ @BHNproducts

Published 20 February 2021
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The declaration establishes a federal emergency aid for Texas including funding for individuals in 77 counties as well as "grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster," according to Federal Emergency Management Agency.

US president Joe Biden declared on Saturday a major disaster on Texas amid the snowstorm that thas paralyzed the state, killing at least 22 people while millions remain under a blackout facing critical water shortages and the COVID-19 vaccination campaing has been delayed.

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The declaration establishes a federal emergency aid for Texas including funding for individuals in 77 counties as well as "grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster," according to Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a notice warning over 14 million people to boil their water since parts of the water supply system in the state might be contaminated. This as the guardsmen delivered 28,000 water bottles to Austin for residents without access to drinking water.

According to data from the website PowerOutage.us as of this Saturday morning, at least 78,000 people did not have power. On the other hand, Texas governor Greg Abbott said that the National Guard has been deployed across the state to carry out welfare checks and help those who need to move to a local warming station.

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