Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says recovery won’t come quickly to flood damaged areas of Tennessee and pledged long-term assistance. Napolitano walked through the badly hit Bordeaux neighborhood Saturday morning.
Secretary Napolitano greeted volunteers and reassured flood victims of the government’s support during her Saturday morning stop in Nashville. In addition to touring North Nashville, she visited a disaster relief center in Bellevue. She says federal wheels are in motion. FEMA is completing home inspections, and $4 million has already been allocated to individuals. Napolitano says FEMA and other federal agencies will be in Tennessee for several months, and her trip is just the beginning.
“We want to make sure we are going into every area. We’ve got eyes on the ground and mass on target in terms of knowing where the damages are and who needs help.”
Napolitano says that President Obama is being briefed daily on the floods. Eighteen mobile federal assistance units will arrive in Tennessee over the weekend. They will head to hard hit areas and help individuals sign up for aid.
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