On February 20, local time, the White House issued a statement that President Biden had declared a major disaster in Texas on the 19th and ordered the US federal government to provide assistance to support state and local governments since the winter storm on February 11 Return to work.
The White House said that assistance measures include provision of funds for building temporary houses and house repairs, low-cost loans to make up for uninsured building losses, and other plans to help individuals and business owners recover from disasters.
Robert J. Fenton, a senior official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, appointed Jerry S. Thomas as the federal coordinator responsible for disaster recovery operations.
The statement stated that if other states make a request and pass the further damage assessment, there may be other declarations of disaster status.
(CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)