Obama offers disaster aid to Indiana counties hit by tornadoes

[Little Tich]

Source: Chicago Tribune / Reuters

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said six southern Indiana counties devastated by severe weather and tornadoes last week were eligible for federal disaster assistance.

Obama was responding on Friday to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels request for aid after strong storms and tornadoes hit the rural southern part of the state on March 2, killing at least 13 people.

One of the tornadoes, in Jefferson County, was classified as an EF-4, one notch below the strongest rating, and considered an extremely dangerous storm with winds of around 200 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said.

Daniels said in a letter to Obama on March 4 that the storms had taken a heavy toll on the rural communities including homes destroyed or damaged and the displacement of 1,200 Henryville, Indian students.



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[spartan61]

1. How stupid is Kasich to turn down

federal aid for Ohio? At least Daniels is considering the people of Indiana, unlike Kasich.

[russspeakeasy]

2. He's just counting votes...

[caseymoz]

3. There may be something else afoot.

Kasich has probably lined up private donations. Or is trying to. Wealthy conservatives might give here just to try to demonstrate an "Ohio miracle."

Otherwise, the guy's an idiot. Consistent with his idiology, but still an idiot.

[greymattermom]

4. rich folks

aren't giving money to people who live in trailers. Tornadoes love trailers.

[caseymoz]

5. And that might be the failure of the plan.

If it's a plan. Point is, just like with any type of government money, the wealthy will be too obsessed with whether anyone's cheating to get their money. They'll attach many more stipulations on receiving it than the government would.