OF HOUSTON'S HARVEY RELIEF
FUND..
MATT:
AS FLORIDA IS PREPARING FOR
HURRICANE IRMA... RELIEF EFFORTS
CONTINUE IN THE AFTERMATH OF
HURRICANE HARVEY....AND LARGE
WILD FIRES ARE CAUSING
DESTRUCTION IN THE WEST.
THIS WEEK ON 22NEWS INFOCUS
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
ISSUES SURROUNDING LARGE SCALE
DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS.... AND
WHAT MUST BE
CONSIDERED WHEN RESPONDING TO
THESE INCIDENTS.
CATHERINE:
"WE DON'T KNOW BASED ON THE PAST
WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN. AND SO IN MASSACHUSETTS,
GOVERNOR BAKER HAS LAUNCHED THE
MUNICIPAL
VULNERABILITY PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM THAT EVERY MUNICIPALITY
CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING TO
IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC
VULNERABILITIES IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND MAKE THEMSELVES
MORE
RESILIENT."
MATT:
YOU CAN WATCH 22NEWS INFOCUS
THIS SUNDAY AT NOON...ON THE AIR
OR STREAMING
ON THE 22NEWS APP.
