Report Irene damage to aid in Connecticut request for FEMA funding, Blumenthal says (video)

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief
and Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
Anyone with property damage from Hurricane Irene should report it, to help the state get funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged residents Thursday.
“This information is critically important, as it forms the basis for the amount of money that FEMA will give,” said Blumenthal. “People should document and report damage as quickly as possible.”
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has submitted an application, and the congressional delegation has written to FEMA to support it, according to Blumenthal.


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