Major Disaster Declared In 16 Areas In Minnesota
A federal disaster declaration has been issued for 13 Minnesota counties and three tribal nations after preliminary assessments showed recent floods and storms caused more than $108 million in damage.
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A federal disaster declaration has been issued for 13 Minnesota counties and three tribal nations after preliminary assessments showed recent floods and storms caused more than $108 million in damage.
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in the Duluth area Tuesday assessing damage from the floods last week.
The city of Duluth is setting priorities as it begins to plan repairs to its infrastructure heavily damaged by last week's flooding.
Teams of federal, state and local representatives will begin work to tally flood damage in 13 Minnesota counties and the Fond du Lac reservation on Tuesday.
Minnesota has taken the first formal step toward seeking a federal disaster declaration for its ongoing flooding.
Federal disaster aid is available for state and local governments following last month's string of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes.
A day after issuing an emergency declaration for flooding, city officials in St. Paul are preparing for the possibility of record flooding.
Officials say there's a potential for serious flooding in the Twin Cities and across Minnesota this spring.
Officials say there's a potential for serious flooding in the Twin Cities area and across Minnesota this spring.
