Disaster assistance: Federal State and Local responses to natural disasters need improvement.

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United States. General Accounting Office. RCED

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 06 MAR 1991Description: 71p., no refsReport number: GAO/RCED-91-43Subject: Hurricane Hugo, which struck the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Carolinas in September 1989, and California's Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred in October 1989, caused multibillion dollar damages and hardship for hundreds of thousands of people. These two major disasters represented an unprecedented challenge in the extent of damage and demands for staff and other resources for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is charged with coordinating federal disaster assistance. The severity of these nearly simultaneous disasters highlighted some problem areas in all phases of disaster management - preparedness, immediate response, and recovery. These problem areas need federal, state and local agencies' attention to help improve capabilities to respond to future disasters

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Hurricane Hugo, which struck the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Carolinas in September 1989, and California's Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred in October 1989, caused multibillion dollar damages and hardship for hundreds of thousands of people. These two major disasters represented an unprecedented challenge in the extent of damage and demands for staff and other resources for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is charged with coordinating federal disaster assistance. The severity of these nearly simultaneous disasters highlighted some problem areas in all phases of disaster management - preparedness, immediate response, and recovery. These problem areas need federal, state and local agencies' attention to help improve capabilities to respond to future disasters

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