Connecticut business owners and residents who suffered damages in the March storms and flooding must formally register their losses with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, following granting of the governor’s request for disaster aid.
Even if business owners and residents called the state’s 2-1-1 Infoline to report their damages, they still need to call the FEMA hotline at 800-621-3362 between 6:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. Monday through Friday.
The hotline also is open between 6:30 a.m. and midnight Saturdays and Sundays. Online registration is available at www.disasterassistance.gov.
Federal aid was originally denied to Connecticut, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell appealed the decision by having business owners and residents call the 2-1-1 Infoline to give an estimate of their damages. The appeal was approved on Friday.
According to the state’s damage assessment, 2,498 homes were impacted by the storms of March 12-14 and March 29-31. The damage is estimated at $16.5 million.
