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Gov. Maura Healey has formally appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of her request for a major disaster declaration to help local communities recover from severe weather and flooding in September.
FEMA says the damage from September storms that caused catastrophic flooding in parts of Massachusetts was not severe enough to require federal assistance.
Gov. Maura Healey asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider its denial of a major disaster declaration for strong storms that flooded parts of the state in September, damaging dozens sites in Leominster.
Warning that recovery needs "far outpace" what the state can offer, Gov. Maura Healey asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider its denial of a major disaster declaration for strong storms that flooded parts of the state in September.
“These storms were devastating for our communities. I saw the impacts firsthand – homes and businesses were destroyed, roadways and bridges were inaccessible, and some residents had to be evacuated,” the governor wrote.