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Evers submitted the request to FEMA Aug. 13. A presidential declaration is required to allow FEMA support to states that request it.
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Michelle Maternowski/WUWMMilwaukee was hit by flash floods. Now residents are trying to recover. -
Michelle Maternowski/WUWMMilwaukee and the surrounding areas was devastated by massive rainstorms last weekend that flooded basements and washed out roads. Here is how to help those impacted.
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