'The massive flooding in Hoboken and Brick challenged New Jersey communities' emergency response capabilities like never before.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing the grants, which total $2,596,153.38. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that Hoboken and Brick Township will receive more than $2.5 million in federal aid to reimburse the municipalities for the costs of emergency public safety measures taken as a result of Superstorm Sandy. But even as they work to empty their houses, most are being told by their insurance companies they're not covered.WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. In the Jersey Shore community of Brick Township, 100 or so residents flooded out of their homes attended a community meeting Tuesday, trying to understand the process to recovery. Some communities got enough rainfall for an entire month over the last few days. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Tuesday declaring states of emergency for Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Ocean and Passaic counties, it's still too early to know if FEMA will come in.

Many in areas like Howell or Little Falls don't have flood insurance because they were told they're not in flood zonesĪmid a state of emergency for the New Jersey communities flooded in the latest round of storms, many residents are still scrambling to figure out what to do next.Īlthough Gov.

Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency in at least six counties in New Jersey

Homeowners in New Jersey communities devastated from flooding over the last few days are trying to figure out their next steps.

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