GRIFFITHSVILLE, W.Va. -- Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are still receiving requests from West Virginia residents affected by storms last month and in late February. 

About 1,400 people have registered for help from FEMA following two recent disasters, and about $2.6 million in funding has been approved for the two disasters.

Lately, the number of people seeking help at five disaster recovery centers in Lincoln, Logan, Marion and Wayne counties vary, depending on the day, said Cheria Brown, media relations specialist for FEMA.

The disaster recovery centers are staffed with FEMA employees who answer questions about storm-related FEMA assistance, as well as representatives from the Small Business Administration who can offer low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses.

At the Lincoln County disaster recovery center, traffic has been steady, FEMA manager Rett Campbell said.

"There's been a nice steady flow of people," he said. "[We've had] someone every day here, all day."

Terry Bostic, who lives on Tango Road, came to the center Wednesday to get assistance with repairs to his home. The storms at the first of March caused hail damage and water under the trailer, among other problems.

While he had seen high water in the area before, this storm was the first time it had come up so quickly, he said.

"We had two storms back to back," he said. "It washed vehicles down the holler. It was bad."

Cynthia Dillon, of Yawkey, came to the center to get help for her driveway, which was damaged by the flood. State officials told her not to use the driveway, which crosses a creek, for fear that it was not safe.

"I've never seen it come up that fast," Dillon said of the creek outside her home. "I've never had a problem with it before."

Residents are recovering from two severe weather outbreaks. The first was a storm system, which included heavy rain and tornados that hit from Feb. 29 through March 5 in Lincoln, Marion and Wayne counties. About 850 people have registered for assistance following those storms, and FEMA approved about $1.1 million in individual assistance.

The second was for storms on March 15 that caused flooding, mudslides and landslides in Logan, Lincoln and Mingo counties. More than 500 people registered for help after the second severe weather incident. FEMA has approved $1.4 million in funding for recovery efforts from that event.

Brown said the disaster recovery centers would be there as long as it takes.

"We'll be here until everyone has had an opportunity [to get help], as long as we're needed to be here," Brown said. "We don't put a deadline on how long we'll be here supporting a disaster."

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