WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Idalia beginning Aug. 29, 2023, and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief effor  more