More Than 7,000 In State Seeking Storm Help

HARTFORD (AP) — Federal officials say more than 7,000 property owners in Connecticut have applied for help to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded about $4 million for state residents forced out of their homes by the storm that pounded the Northeast on October 29.

The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/UEmosM) that FEMA spokeswoman Rita Egan said Monday agency workers have received applications from 7,271 property owners statewide. Most applications were from residents in hard-hit shoreline towns in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

Of the nearly $4 million in FEMA awards approved by Monday, all but about $200,000 were for housing assistance.

The remainder was for personal property loss.