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Clinton makes disaster declarations
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Calling Hurricane Floyd ''one of the most serious hurricanes ever to threaten the United States,'' President Clinton issued disaster declarations for Florida and Georgia in anticipation of the destruction the storm may wreak on the southeastern U.S. coast.
The president issued the declarations Wednesday morning before leaving Queenstown for Christchurch for a state visit with New Zealand Prime Minister Jane Shipley. He planned to return home immediately after that visit to oversee emergency efforts for the storm, which he called ''one of the most serious hurricanes ever to threaten the United States, if the predictions of its force and scope hold true.''
''I ask all of you here to remember my fellow Americans,'' Clinton said. ''I am going to fly home, and we'll make the best job of it that we can.''
The early declaration ''enables state and local governments to get equipment and other things ... in place to begin recovery efforts at the earliest possible moment,'' White House spokesman Barry Toiv said in Washington.
Clinton spoke twice Wednesday with James Lee Witt, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to keep abreast of Hurricane Floyd's progress. He also consulted with Vice President Al Gore.
Witt and Gore placed a conference call late Friday afternoon to the governors and other state officials of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to give them the most up-to-date forecast data on Floyd's likely path, a White House official said.
At 8 p.m. ET, Floyd's center was north of Abaco Island, or about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral, Fla. It was moving north-northwest about 12 mph and this motion was expected to continue through Wednesday.
Some 2 million coastal residents in Florida and Georgia have been urged to leave their homes for safe haven.
Clinton and Gore communicated the declarations directly to the governors of Florida and Georgia, according to administration officials.
The massive storm also prompted Clinton to cut short a day of rest planned for Hawaii on the way back from New Zealand, where he had attended the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
By canceling the Hawaii visit, Clinton will be back in Washington on Wednesday night, instead of Thursday morning.
''The president wants to return quickly to stay on top of the hurricane developments,'' said Clinton spokesman Jake Siewert.
The president has made a practice of visiting the sites of major disasters to review relief operations and comfort victims. But such visits often are delayed until the logistics of the president's visit won't interfere with relief efforts.
The declaration allows FEMA to begin supporting state and local authorities.
"Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide ... equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the disaster,'' according to the announcement from the White House.
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