Washington - President Barack Obama on Thursday declared an emergency in the state of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts to Hurricane Matthew.
Washington – President Barack Obama on Thursday declared an emergency in the state of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts to Hurricane Matthew.
Obama’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate efforts to alleviate the suffering caused by the hurricane. The US presidency said in a statement.
The directive applies to more than two dozen counties in Florida, the same source added.
Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.
