Residents struggle to navigate FEMA requirements post-Helene

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Over the weekend, several new counties in our area have qualified for FEMA disaster relief, but some say they’re hearing conflicting information about the benefits and don’t know why they’ve been denied.

With damage from Helene no longer as visible as when the storm first came through, a lot of the damage now is emotional and financial.

“It’s scary. I don’t know what we’re going to do now,” Samantha Hutcheson, a Pooler resident, said. “I’ve tried everything to help us. I don’t want to lose my job at gulfstream, I don’t want my freshman to flunk out on his first year of high school. This is all just too much, and we can’t seem to catch a break no matter what we do. We feel very lost in the system.”…

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