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Staten Island Resident: Where Is FEMA?

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    Maria Cannella, Staten Island resident, tells her Hurricane Sandy survival story.

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That it did this seven islands today beleaguered Borough of New York.

On the very same -- we're learning to team auctioned off travelers the -- sandy was.

Upgraded to a tropical depression Staten Island resident Maria -- on the phone with us the first floor of her -- completely destroyed from the storm.

And -- says she doesn't qualified for from money.

So -- today -- does that.

Keep you now Maria what what are you doing.

Right now keep me in limbo I'm living in -- -- that's really uninhabitable.

I just got -- hot water had not thanks for two weeks we as you know we had another storm.

Come might seventy standing here outside Olympic Committee.

He has respiratory disease and he walks with a -- up for our exit.

We had seen a visit -- -- weeks.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Because they don't they're not giving -- any money for that it's his personal belongings and I don't qualify for money because I have flood insurance.

So right out -- Limbaugh my insurance company African had a chance to come visit me because and then after that now.

Of claims and or else -- -- -- it cannot break I'm out.

They're telling me my father at the very least I can qualify.

Track and literally anybody shouts are.

Well how they're staying in the -- -- in light of the that's locale than Manhattan paying the 300 dollar of the night but market I don't understand act.

And -- aren't and the -- that did they shouted that they don't.

I don't understand how they can -- the -- that I heard a 25 and 30000 for a couple of thousand dollars.

Where did the money -- why did they sell it they don't know the inventory they have.

Who's managing next while relieving people homeless are and how does that not -- the -- rally in the how.

The theme that people thought I can't do anything to -- yet I don't know what was supposed to get.

So what do you tell them in the president was in in the area today I don't know if you -- -- or what but but.

-- safety in this doing that try to be on top of this doing a good job.

-- you don't seem to concur with.

Now I don't concur with that.

I do know that some people have been -- -- feet Knox.

And some people have gotten my nearly on and then I didn't seem to be left in the cold there is no chance currency in the -- Nobody makes it known to people I've called -- -- number more time that I can count I have a job I -- I can't do this all day long.

And when you try and get the girl you can't get there when you finally do get -- there -- -- and stated we can't discuss okay.

You'll meet Carl good decisions trending you can always appeal when that -- -- winter months the -- -- -- we supposed to set my father who has worked his whole life she -- stay in the shell attacks but they should stay in expensive parts Albert.

Man -- man Maria I hope somehow anyplace to go for Thanksgiving does that stand.

I we don't you know we haven't even thought about Thanksgiving.

-- critical that everybody is okay but the winter is coming and -- and we got.

We're gonna keep on top of that Maria meanwhile -- tried to stay warm.

My -- your -- and your family you deserve better known -- -- Maria can Allah Staten Island as you could say there is that a real disconnect -- we spotted that almost from the beginning.

Between what officials are saying when there -- -- each other on the back and give themselves iPods and folks like Maria who are actually there.

Who might want to raise.

Another finger.

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