Residents begin to move in to temporary FEMA housing units

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Hurricane Helene victims in East Tennessee have begun moving into temporary housing units provided by the agency’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program. Residents who lost their homes during Helene’s devastating flooding in late September–and applied for assistance through FEMA–have started moving into temporary housing placed near their communities. Those occupying a FEMA housing unit could be eligible to stay there for up to 18 months from the date the disaster was declared. Each recipient is required to sign and comply with a licensing agreement that covers the duration of their stay.