FEMA Denies Harrisburg, Illinois Disaster Relief After Tornado

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it will be denying Harrisburg, Illinois federal disaster relief. Harrisburg lost seven people as an E4 tornado destroyed a large part of the town, on February 29th. FEMA is also denying aid to the rest of Illinois that was hit by storm.

The same storm damaged parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Not a county or town in either of those states was denied funding by FEMA.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is appealing the decision, and is massively supported by the mayors and state senators and representatives of the effected areas. Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gregg has personally invited President Obama to visit the town, in hopes of getting his approval for aid.

FEMA's stance is that Harrisburg, and the rest of Illinois, have enough state and local funding to enact their own repairs. They feel that the other states would not be able to recover on their own.