3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters in past year – survey

Hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced locations, according to US Census Bureau

More than 1.3% of the adult population in the US was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations, according to first-of-its-kind survey results from the US Census Bureau.

The Household Pulse Survey results said that 3.3 million US adults were displaced by either hurricanes, floods, fires, tornados or other disasters. The two-year-old online survey asked for the first time about displacement from natural disasters in results released Thursday.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/us-adults-displaced-natural-disasters-survey-census-bureau

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