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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Presidents are taking longer to declare major natural disasters. For some, the wait is agonizing
Description: As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s one-story brick home, he took shelter in his new Ford F-250 pickup truck parked underneath a nearby carport.
Seconds later, a tornado tore apart Anthony's home and damaged the truck while lifting it partly in the air. Anthony emerged unhurt. But he had to replace his vehicle with a used truck that became his home—the spot where he slept for weeks while waiting for President Donald Trump to issue a major disaster declaration so that federal money would be freed for individuals reeling from loss.
Disaster survivors such as Anthony are havi...