Millions Of People Forced From Homes Due To Natural Disasters
Article Summary: Millions Of People Forced From Homes Due To Natural Disasters: Some 2.3 million people in the U.S. had to leave their homes due to a natural disaster last year, according to new data released by the Census Bureau. The numbers come from a survey sent out by the Census Bureau to individual households, allowing them to capture information from people who may not seek help from aid associations in the area. More than a third of respondents said that they had experienced food insecurity after being forced from their homes, an additional third said they were unhoused for more than a month, and half of respondents said they encountered some form of attempted fraud while leaving their homes. The survey also reflects that historically marginalized communities—including Black and Latino families, as well as people who identify as LGBTQ+—as well as financial security also impacts how long families were displaced. “A lot of people’s lives are disrupted by these events in small and large ways,” Andrew Rumbach, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, told the New York Times. “It has a really big cumulative cost that’s hard to capture. This, at least, gives us a snapshot of that.”
Full Story: New York Times
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