Fayetteville FEMA helps residents recover from severe weather

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – Help continues for those still suffering from the tornados that devastated parts of West Virginia including Fayette County in early April.

More than two months later, those who suffered destruction from the violent storms in April are still needing help.

FEMA opened a disaster relief station at the Fayette County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, after being in the area prior.

FEMA Crew Leader, Lynwood said, “We have a variety of ways we can assist them. The best thing to do is just come on in, fill out an application, sit down and talk to our representatives. We can see what, you know we’re able to do and we’re able to do quite a few things.”

This disaster relief location will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 8 in the morning to 6 in the evening.

Lynwood told 59News some of the different services that FEMA provides. “We’re able to able to provide assistance with home repairs for people whose homes have been damaged by the storm,” said Lynwood. “We can provide assistance with people whose vehicles have been damaged, who have lost personal property, people’s homes who have been totally destroyed, or just rendered unliveable temporarily. We can, in many cases, provide them with temporary assistance to find a new place to live until their home is repaired.”

Additionally, the U.S. Small Business Administration is setting up shop at this FEMA location to offer low-interest loans to those affected by the tornados.

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