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Deadline for FEMA, SBA assistance is March 31

Anyone living in an area declared a federal disaster area because of recent storms and flooding has until March 31 to apply for disaster assistance.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the reminder on Saturday.

Contact FEMA by calling (800) 621-3362 of visiting fema.gov. Speech or hearing-impaired residents may call (800) 462-7585.

For disaster-related losses, all loan applications for homeowners, renters and businesses of any size also are due to the Small Business Administration by March 31.