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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Peak heat index values up to near 105.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged hot temperatures and high humidity may cause
heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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FEMA spends more than $1 Billion on funeral aid

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covid virus pandemic funerals
By Kenzie Dillow

(CNN) -- The government's COVID-19 funeral assistance program has distributed more than $1 Billion.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it has helped some 150,000 people since April.

The government reimburses up to $9,000 for each COVID-19 victim. It covers transferring remains, burial plots, caskets, clergy services, cremation and headstones.

FEMA says it still has 90,000 pending applications.

The agency received $52 Billion in the COVID-19 relief bills passed in December and March.

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