FEMA now requires disaster victims to have an email address

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By Molly Taft, WIREDAug 24, 2025, 9:00 am289 ptsTrendingTop
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will now require disaster survivors to register for federal aid using an email address — a departure from previous policy where email addresses were optional. The move, FEMA employees tell Wired, puts people across the U.S. with little to no access to internet services…

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