US media reports said FEMA has suspended workers criticizing Trump’s cuts.

The Federal Emergency Administration (FEMA) reportedly suspended many employees, who criticized the agency’s guidance under President Donald Trump.

The staff are said to be among those who recently signed an open letter that denounced Trump officials’ charges of cuts and alleged intervention, warning that another “national disaster” similar to Hurricane Katrina is possible.

More than 20 employees were told Tuesday they had taken administrative leave, according to sources talking to CBS News, a U.S. partner of the BBC. The BBC has commented to FEMA.

An updated review of the preparations for the U.S. disaster is underway in the wake of the recent fatal floods in Texas.

Trump began overhauling the disaster management agency shortly after returning to his office in January, when he was completely defending the idea of ​​”maybe healing from FEMA.”

He believes the organization is inefficient and recommends state officials are more suitable for dealing with natural disasters.

The report shows that hundreds of employees (representing a third of the FEMA’s workforce) have left their jobs for a variety of reasons.

Among 191 FEMA employees, an open letter signed on Monday criticizing the agency’s instructions under Trump, most remain anonymous.

The letter, reflected on Hurricane Katrina’s 20th anniversary, noted that the storm has claimed more than 1,800 lives and highlighted the need for capable U.S. disaster management leadership.

The Trump administration has demanded a cut to the agency’s funding and workforce, failed to appoint permanent agency bosses, and other issues, including “censorship in climate science.”

Speaking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Board, the letter made demands, including a defense of “intervention” against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ended the “politically motivated shooting.”

The document said the purpose is to “not only prevent another national disaster like Hurricane Katrina, but also to prevent the effective dissolution of the FEMA itself.”

In response, a FEMA official defended the work and reform of the Trump-led institutions – saying it was committed to serving the American people and had previously been “in troubled by the Chinese Tape Festival” and other inefficiencies. The Department of Homeland Security has not responded yet.

According to a copy seen by CBS, some of them received an email on Tuesday with the name of the letter of protest, saying they had been “effective immediately and continued notice.”

The group will start “out of wedlock status” and will continue to receive salaries and benefits, the email said. The emails give no justification for the move, but rather assured that it is not “discipline, nor is it intended to be punitive.”

The New York Times reported that the number of about 30 employees is increasing.

The Washington Post reported that at least two suspended FEMA staff members were involved in federal response to the deadly floods in Texas in July.

Dozens of people died in the disaster – including 27 participants in the women’s summer camp. Members of Congress have questioned allegations of certain rescue efforts, and FEMA’s agent administrator described the response as a “model.”

Wildfires in Los Angeles are rampant in other natural disasters that U.S. disaster officials have fought against this year.

The row on the FEMA suspension is in progress during the North Atlantic hurricane season and expects the agency to be busy with normalcy due to higher sea temperatures – due to greater likelihood of climate change.