Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extended News and Updates

Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extended – Much of Rhode Island, has already been declared a disaster area by President Obama, Now Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extendeds, Rhode Island Disaster Declaration was extended Friday, to Bristol County the last remaining area. Gov. Don Carcieri and the flooded state’s Emergency Management Agency, says that President Obama has given the Go signal in Rhode Island Disaster Declaration to extend further this causes the entire state, to become a disaster area. Federal major disaster declaration was amended by President Obama for the Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extended. the purpose was to trigge federal aid, to help the people in the area of Rhode Island that is now declared as a Disaster area.

Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of residents out from their homes, overwhelmed sewage systems and snarled traffic as major East Coast routes washed out for the road has now been blocked by the heavy water flow. Janet Napolitano Napolitano of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security witnessed waterlogged shopping malls and homes with people’s possessions laid out to dry in their yards, by the use of a helicopter.

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri expresses his appreciation to Obama and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano support and swift action in Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extended. For more News and Updates on Rhode Island Disaster Declaration Extended stay tuned with us.