Disaster loan offered to locals hit by tornado

SUNRISE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Relief is on the way for residents impacted by last week's tornados.

Low-income disaster loans are now available to home and business owners in the Sunrise and Plantation areas of Broward County whose properties sustained damage after a tornado with winds of up to 130 miles per hour damaged as much as 70 structures on Oct. 19.

People can apply for help through the US Small Business Administration by Dec. 27.

For more information, contact SBA's Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call (800) 877-8339. Applicants may also apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

For more information on the Florida Division of Emergency Management and to GET A PLAN!, please visit: www.FloridaDisaster.org. Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/FLSERT.

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