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FEMA to pay $208M to Sandy victims on LI

Originally published: November 18, 2012 7:35 PM
Updated: November 18, 2012 9:54 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON AND LAUREN R. HARRISON sarah.crichton@newsday.com,lauren.harrison@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | A member of the charity group Samaritan's Purse helps homeowners on Michigan Street in Long Beach strip their houses, destroyed by superstorm Sandy. (Nov. 18, 2012)

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More than 30,000 Long Island households devastated by superstorm Sandy have secured $208 million in federal emergency aid -- more than the amount approved for the entire State of New Jersey.

Federal Emergency Management Agency housing assistance grants in New York State reached $508 million Sunday, according to FEMA's most recent figures.

The agency has approved $178 million in payments...

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