Hurricane season starts today, and officials fear a terrible combination of natural disasters could lead to a fresh spread of the coronavirus
Officials from Florida to Missouri are hurriedly rewriting their disaster plans, worried that crowding large groups of evacuees in shelters could spread coronavirus during what’s expected to be a busy hurricane and tornado season.
States and cities have never had to respond to a large-scale natural disaster during a global pandemic. The usual support network from neighboring states is frayed because nearly everyone is trying to contain Covid-19. And with FEMA and the National Guard already consumed with supporting the public health response, strapped local officials are improvising as fast as they can.
FEMA Director Peter Gaynor on Thursday told President Donald Trump that his agency has already faced a “historic” run of disasters this year while assuring the president that it's ready to answer the call. “We’d always say know your zone, as in know when you need to evacuate,” said Director Jared Moskowitz. “Now we’re saying know your home.”
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