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President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration for areas in Illinois affected by heavy rains and flooding earlier this summer, freeing federal funds to assist in recovery efforts. The federal money will supplement state and local efforts to help Cook County residents and businesses who suffered losses due to severe storms that hit the area from June 29 to July 2, according to the ...

Chicago flooding caused significant damage in late June and early July. FEMA flood money is now available to affected Cook County residents.

President Biden is facing mounting criticism over his response to the catastrophic wildfires in Maui, with former President Trump and other critics keeping the airwaves full of attacks over how he has handled the situation. The president ran as the empathetic politician who shines in times of crisis, but his reaction to Maui has left…

Days after approving an emergency declaration for Hawaii, Biden told reporters he had "no comment" on the rising death toll from the Maui wildfires.

At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1. The governor’s disaster declaration allows included counties to access state resources to fight wildfires.

TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Governor Greg Abbott has issued a Disaster Declaration due to wildfires across the state.Several counties across the metroplex including Dallas, Denton and Tarrant are included in the disaster declaration. The move makes additional resources available to fight wildfires. Ac

The number is expected to climb in the coming days as crews work to locate hundreds of residents who have been reported missing. national guardsmen have also arrived on scene to assist with search and rescue efforts. island will have a long and expensive road to recovery as much of the damage is in residential areas. joining me now, the governor of hawaii, josh. great governor green, they get very much for coming to the sunday show and for coming here because it is six hours behind us. it is 24 ...

Disaster declaration to unlock federal resources and address the catastrophe while on the road today. >> our prayers are with the people of hawaii but not just our prayers. every asset we have will be able to them. >> theyre going to need it. the historic town of lahaina has been left in ashes. the fires are now reportedo about 80% contained, but the scenes that are left behind are absolutely devastating. people are comparing it to a war zone. look at this before and after image. you see that la...

Job. we also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. and thats going to take a great deal of time to recover from. but thats why we come together. we come together to give comfort to people. and like i said, we will prevail. but we come together now to talk about the specifics of resources. this morning at 12:10 a.m., my team and i submitted the proposal to the federal government for presidential disaster declaration. and exactly six hours later, we were honored to receive in the affirmative...

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