Release date: April 19, 2020

Release Number: DR-4536-MS NR 001

ATLANTA - Families and households in Covington, Jefferson Davis and Jones counties in Mississippi who suffered damage as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that struck these counties on April 12, 2020, may be eligible for disaster assistance from FEMA.

President Trump has declared these counties as a major disaster which makes disaster assistance available to eligible disaster survivors under FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program.

You can register for assistance in one of three ways:

Online by logging onto DisasterAssistance.gov

Online by downloading the FEMA app , available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download the app, visit: fema.gov/mobile-app or your phone’s app store.

, available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download the app, visit: or your phone’s app store. Call 800-621-3362 . Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585 . Language translators also are available.

. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call . Language translators also are available. Toll-free numbers are open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The following information is helpful when registering:

Address of the location where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address).

Current mailing address.

Current telephone number.

Insurance information.

Total household annual income.

Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account).

A description of disaster-caused damage and losses.

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FEMA's mission: Helping people before, during and after disasters.

Source: FEMA.gov