disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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President Donald Trump has pledged to scrap the federal agency in charge of disaster relief and return disaster response to the states.
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
The Trump administration has faced some heat over funding cuts to weather forecasting and disaster relief in the wake of the disaster.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 July 2025
Ways to donate Local disaster relief specialists tell the Statesman that now is not the time to clean out your closet or your pantry.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
Elevated atmospheric moisture enhanced torrential downpours in metro Detroit on Wednesday, and, in the aftermath of fatal floods in Texas, emergency management professionals worry about cuts to forecasting and disaster relief.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
The Trump administration has faced some heat over funding cuts to weather forecasting and disaster relief in the wake of the disaster.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 July 2025
Ways to donate Local disaster relief specialists tell the Statesman that now is not the time to clean out your closet or your pantry.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
Elevated atmospheric moisture enhanced torrential downpours in metro Detroit on Wednesday, and, in the aftermath of fatal floods in Texas, emergency management professionals worry about cuts to forecasting and disaster relief.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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