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Obama declares emergency in Georgia

Washington : President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Thursday, adding it to the states of Florida and South Carolina as being eligible for federal hurricane relief. He ordered federal aid to supplement state and local efforts, authorizing the Homeland S

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Published 7 October 2016, 8:00 · Updated 18:21

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Obama declares emergency in Georgia

Washington : President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Thursday, adding it to the states of Florida and South Carolina as being eligible for federal hurricane relief.

He ordered federal aid to supplement state and local efforts, authorizing the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief asHurricane Matthew bore down on the US coast.

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