Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a "growing humanitarian crisis" prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from two southern states.

About 100 people were killed in the US state of Kentucky after a devastating tornado on Friday versus Saturday local time. This was announced by the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear in Mayfield - the place that is considered to have suffered the most, BNR reported.

Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in four northeastern U.S. states overnight into Sept. 2, including several who perished in basements during the "historic" weather event officials blamed on climate change.

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More than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi, including all of New Orleans, were left without power on Monday, as Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the US mainland, pushed through on Sunday, AP reported. The damage was so extensive that officials warned it could be weeks before the power grid was repaired.

Romanian film director and screenwriter Radu Jude will be honoured at the La Rochelle Cinema (FEMA)Festival, which will take place June 25-July 4. At the 49th edition of the event in France, Jude will be honoured alongside French filmmaker Xavier Beauvois, Lebanese filmmakers Joanna Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, and French composer Gabriel Yared.

President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Feb. 26 and pledged to stick with them "for the long haul" as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

The U.S. ambassador to Ankara on April 28 thanked Turkey for sending medical equipment to the U.S. to help with the country in its fight against the coronavirus.

In a written statement, Ambassador David Satterfield hailed relations between Ankara and Washington, saying that Turkey is one of the most important allies of the U.S.

The state of New York ranks first with more than 66.000 infected and 1.243 dead, where one man died in less than three minutes today during six hell hours.

US Senate Approves Bill to Grant USD 36.5 billion to assist areas suffered from recent hurricanes and fires in the country, AFP reported.

The law has already been approved by the House of Representatives on 12 October. It is due to be signed by US President Donald Trump.

Evacuees from Hurricane Irma were returning on Sept. 13 to the Florida Keys, where sunrise will give them a first glimpse of devastation that has left countless homes and businesses in ruins.

Categorized as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Irma claimed more than 60 lives, officials said.