Washington, United States.
The President of the USA, Joe Biden, could visit Texas “as soon this week”, at least after the storm that has left 59 dead in the country and has hit the inhabitants of that state hard, the spokeswoman for the White House, Jen Psaki.
“We will do that at the right time and at the right time coordination with people on the ground. Could ber so fast how are you weekPsaki stated in an interview with the ABC News network’s “This Week” program.
That assured the spokeswoman Biden, that Saturday one “great disaster” in Texas to mobilize federal resources allow that attend the emergency, is “very concerned” about going to that state ” show your support. “
“But he is also well aware that he is not an I.moderate intervention for a President travel to one disaster area, he doesn’t want to take away resources or attention, ”Psaki said.
Biden approved statement of “major disaster” andn 77 counties in Texas, value storms have left millions of users in the dark and cold temperatures plummeted water systemsa, especially the pipes from many houses.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) national spokesman Daniel Llargues explained to Efe that the statement of “big disaster” is of “great size” and responded to a request from the governor de Texas, Greg Abbott.
The measure does not only allow supply public assistance to the provinces to recover infrastructure and other tasks, but also provides support to people who have suffered damage to thems houses which is not covered insurance companies and for the risk mitigation.
Llargues explained that because of low temperature pipes of many houses cracked or froze and then they caused damage to the ceiling, to the walls. “
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“The residents of this state they are not used to that kind of storms winters, this man din heavy weathernoted the officer and noted that in Texas climatic events such aswhether hurricanes, tropical storms or forest fires.
In addition, the government of Biden declared a state of emergency in Louisiana and Oklahoma – a measure that too includes Texas-, and which, according to Llargues, is intended to cover the tasks and duties of that State, such as the expenses arising from lon the mobilization of police, firefighters or rescue workers.
“FEMA It’s going to help with those expenditures that the state has up to 75%, the other 25% comes from the state, ”he explained.