Tornado survivors in St. Louis say recovery is a mess, due to FEMA changes

By Sacha Pfeiffer,

Hiba Ahmad, Avery Keatley, Sarah Robbins, Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio

Published November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM EST

Six months after the St. Louis tornado, residents say Trump's new disaster policy has left them on their own.

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Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.

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