Death toll in Northern California fire rises to 10
GRIDLEY, Calif. — A Northern California wildfire became the state’s deadliest of the year Thursday when authorities announced seven more deaths, bringing the total to 10, and there was the unnerving prospect the toll would climb as searchers looked for 16 missing people.
Butte County sheriff’s deputies and detectives found seven bodies on Thursday, a day after three other victims were discovered. Among those unaccounted for are Sandy
and independent contractors in Nevada filed continued weekly claims through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program in the same period.
DETR previously said it could take up to six weeks after FEMA approves Nevada’s application before eligible claimants could see payments.
Almost every state, plus Guam and Washington, D.C., applied and received approved from FEMA. South Dakota declined to apply for the assistance.
To date, $30 billions of the
$44 billion available has been distributed, according to the FEMA spokesperson.
DETR applied Sept. 2 for the LWA program after Sisolak gave the agency the green light in late August, saying it is “the only option for additional federal assistance that is currently available.”
Earlier this week, a White House official told the Review-journal that “While the President wished the Governor moved faster to leverage the unemployment benefits made possible through his executive action, the President is pleased that Governor Sisolak finally took his own action to support the hardworking people of Nevada.”
Not everyone who already filed for unemployment will be eligible for this LWA benefit.
Claimants who are eligible are those whose weekly benefit amount is at least $100.
Filers who have exhausted their unemployment benefits and are enrolled in state extended benefits program are not eligible to receive LWA funds, according to the Labor Department’s Aug. 12 guidelines.
Additional guidelines released Aug. 17 by the Labor Department explain that states must contact individuals who are eligible for LWA.