national guard troops , massachusetts state police secure main street in springfield, massachusetts on june 2, 2011.
immediately following storms, 4 people reported dead, although later found 1 death unrelated storm. hundreds of people admitted hospitals injuries ranging lightning strikes trauma, , 500 people forced leave homes, of whom stayed in massmutual center. on 2 weeks later, more 200 people still homeless @ massmutual center in springfield. in addition massmutual center, tantasqua high school in sturbridge , brookfield elementary school opened emergency shelters. special emergency response team activated state police in order search missing people , trapped underneath debris.
in springfield, firefighters boston, worcester, newton, waltham, watertown, , weston assisted in rescue efforts. governor deval patrick declared state of emergency in massachusetts, , activated 1,000 national guard troops rescue , recovery efforts. june 2, 6 red cross shelters had been opened in state , housed 480 people. on june 2, 2011, business improvement district of hartford, connecticut – springfield s bi-state twin city – , downtown boston business improvement district helping springfield business improvement district clean-up. within 2 days of tornadoes, process of demolishing structures beyond repair began local officials inspected hundreds of damaged homes. june 7, 3 shelters remained open, housing 362 people. americorps nccc (national civilian community corps) deployed nearby team, summit 7 of class 17, aid community in debris removal. armed chainsaws , other tools, team spent several weeks helping residents clean homes , properties.
on june 15, federal emergency management agency (fema) declared hampden , worcester counties major disaster areas, allowing government aid distributed affected residents. following day, number of insurance claims sharply rose 5,000 8,200. in addition federal funds, state lawmakers passed $50.3 million supplemental budget included $15 million emergency response, cleanup, , assistance , shelter residents affected storms. june 20, on $1 million in individual aid had been provided 254 households. $3.9m in federal funds given cities , towns emergency items including debris removal , road , sidewalk repair. in addition assistance massdot , waiving of license replacement fees in june massachusetts registry of motor vehicles, massport donated $300,000 in unused construction supplies boston logan residential soundproofing program.
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