Politicos assail feds’ Net-based relief efforts

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Why is the Federal Emergency Management Agency nudging hurricane victims to apply online for disaster relief when some are living in tents and don’t have electricity—much less a computer?

That’s the question Mississippi congressmen are asking on behalf of their constituents.

“In South Mississippi, where there’s no electricity, very limited phone service and most definitely no Internet access, FEMA representatives are handing out brochures encouraging people to make FEMA’s job a little easier and call or register online to get help,” Rep. Gene Taylor, a Democrat who represents a Mississippi district heavily damaged by the storm, said in a recent press release. “In the list of mistakes FEMA has made over the past three weeks, this ranks right near the top.”

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