{"id":315026,"date":"2025-10-19T03:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T03:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T03:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T03:31:15","slug":"tempe-providing-resources-for-disaster-victims-after-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempe providing resources for disaster victims after storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The city of Tempe is encouraging victims of the disastrous microburst that severely damaged homes and businesses on Monday to hold on to receipts for reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you plan to apply for assistance, save every receipt and record of expenses from hotel stays and cleanup costs to repairs or lost business revenue,\u201d the city <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tempegov\/status\/1979693751288103035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted to its X account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny possible reimbursement will require documentation. Keep everything together in a folder or envelope so it\u2019s easy to find when help becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tempe Mayor Corey Wood <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-weather-news\/tempe-state-of-emergency\/5761990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">declared a state of emergency<\/a> for the city on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The storm displaced more than 130 people, damaged nearly 80 businesses and apartment buildings and caused more than 27,000 people to lose power at one point.<\/p>\n<p>Many buildings had roofs completely torn off their structures.<\/p>\n<p>Countless trees were toppled throughout the city, with many landing on the roofs of homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have lived here for over 22 years and I\u2019ve never seen a storm like the one we saw yesterday,\u201d Mayor Corey Woods said during a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The storm came at the tail end of a wet weekend of weather that saw the Valley get hit by remnants of Hurricanes Priscilla and Raymond, which traveled north after making landfall on Mexico\u2019s west coast.<\/p>\n<p>A full list of resources Tempe is providing to its residents can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempe.gov\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/18060\/23007?arch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">city\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomkuebelaz\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @tomkuebelaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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