FEMA adds Clarendon County to Individual Assistance list

Clarendon County is now among counties the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved four additional counties for Individual Assistance, allowing survivors who sustained losses to apply for aid in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Also approved for FEMA Individual Assistance are Calhoun, Horry and Marlboro counties, according to a FEMA press release.

Assistance can include money for temporary rental assistance and essential home repairs for primary homes, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help survivors recover from the effects of the disaster, the release said.

Survivors may register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362. Disaster assistance applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call 800-462-7585 (TTY); those who use Video Relay Service may call 800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice.

Clarendon, Calhoun, and Marlboro were also approved for categories A and B of Public Assistance to help them recover from the storm the release said: This assistance from FEMA enables state agencies, local governments and certain private non-profits to recoup costs for storm response and debris removal.