WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday asked Congress for billions in new funds to deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters as well as the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in a blog post at least $24 billion in new money will be needed for natural disasters including Hurricane Ida and $6.4 billion will be needed for the Afghan evacuation and refugee resettlement. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt Editing by Chris Reese) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.