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Disaster Management: Improving the Nation's Response to Catastrophic Disasters

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 23, 1993
Report No. RCED-93-186
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Summary:

The nation's management of disasters was strongly criticized after Hurricane Andrew leveled much of South Florida and Hurricane Iniki devastated the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1992. Even before these storms, the federal government's response to major disasters like Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta earthquake drew intense criticism. The government's response to Hurricane Andrew, in particular, raised doubts about whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency was capable of responding to such catastrophes and whether it had learned any lessons from Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta earthquake. GAO has testified repeatedly in 1993 on the inadequacy of the federal strategy for responding to disasters. This report summarizes GAO's analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.

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