May 28- Bumpy Night Across Arkansas Driving rain and thunderstorms caused considerable damage across sections of Arkansas last evening. Six traffic related fatalities were blamed on the storms. At least one tornado was reported. Several townships in the state reported more than 8 inches of rain. Announcing that natural disasters are becoming both more frequent and more severe, FEMA director James Lee Witt took time earlier this week to speak with reporters about United States readiness.
Hurricane seasons seem like they are much more intense lately.
Mr. Witt took the speaking opportunity to push government programs such as Project Impact which assists homeowners and builders making homes and buildings more resistant to natural disasters. More than a week of heavy rains across the Colombian countryside has resulted in a series of flash floods that have left 31 people dead and more than 108,000 homeless. Authorities in the provinces of Narino and Putumayo have reported more than 400 dwellings have been washed from their foundations. The first Pacific hurricane of the season continues to weaken Saturday. Aletta which has been downgraded to tropical storm status now has winds of only 50 mph.