TEMA provides latest update on recovery

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency released it’s latest update Tuesday to provide an update on Helene recovery efforts.
The report said 16 weather-related fatalities have been confirmed by the Tennessee Department of Health, with 8 flood related deaths reported in Unicoi County. TEMA reported that the TBI is currently looking for 9 individuals still reported missing. FEMA has received thousands of registrations for disaster relief assistance and has approved more than $3.1 million in Individual and Household Program funding. Officials remind residents that flood victims in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties can apply for FEMA assistance with resource centers in Jonesbourough and Elizabethton. Flood victims can apply for direct assistance through FEMA’s IA program online 24/7 or by calling 1-800-621-3362 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.