Deadline To File For Flood Damage Assistance From FEMA Nearing
If your home or business was damaged back in August by the flood, Governor Rick Snyder is urging you to register with FEMA as soon as possible in order to receive benefits.
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If your home or business was damaged back in August by the flood, Governor Rick Snyder is urging you to register with FEMA as soon as possible in order to receive benefits.
"Some of these families are totally devastated, emotionally devastated..."
The action makes available federal funding to those affected in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
Representatives of FEMA continue their work on the ground in Metro Detroit, assessing the damage done from last month's record rainfall and flooding.
The Meals on Wheels program allows seniors to remain in their homes and live with dignity while receiving regular, nutritious meals.
The Michigan Community Service Commission is seeking volunteers to help the elderly and disabled with flood clean up.
Metro Detroiters were hit with a burst of rain and gusty winds - just weeks after severe flooding hit the area.
Six teams will be covering Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties to assess and validate damages and disaster impacts against federal assistance eligibility criteria.
Many employees worked from home or other sites during the cleanup. Heavy rains on Aug. 11 caused flooding across the Detroit area.
The faith-based community has stepped up to help flood victims in the city of Warren.
"We're tying to put as many agencies together at the same place at the same time. It's a one-stop shop."
Combined sewers and retention basins in some communities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties overflowed due to the Aug. 11 storm.
The Michigan Community Service Commission and American Red Cross are looking for volunteers to help homeowners remove debris and gut basements and salvage belongings.
The money will be administered through the United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
The governor's request Friday comes after the completion of initial local damage assessments and is the next step toward requesting and being eligible for federal assistance.
Residents in one Royal Oak neighborhood are being warned: Do not drink the water.
The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency is reminding veterans in the Detroit area to apply for disaster assistance following last week's flooding.
The latest figures: Wayne County estimates flood damage at $340 million.
Some residents are unhappy that they are still are waiting for debris to be removed a week after floodwaters ravaged parts of the Detroit area.
Thousands of residents are still cleaning up following flooding from last week's storms.
The woman who Warren city officials said died in massive flooding last week is alive and well and bracing for another round of heavy rains.
The storms could produce wind gusts of 60 miles per hour and hail up to an inch in diameter.
Snyder said it is important to document your damage from last week's flooding and to communicate that information with local officials.
"They had two bedrooms and the laundry room and a bathroom and a playroom for the kids...and it's totally destroyed,"
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