Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that President Joe Biden will issue a federal disaster declaration for the massive damage caused in December by the first of three storms to hit the state. announced that it had been released.
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Mills said the president’s action frees up federal funds to help repair public infrastructure damage in nine counties from the storm that hit the week before Christmas and caused prolonged power outages, historic flooding and property damage. He said it would be done.
President Biden speaks in Los Angeles about inflation and supply chain issues. (AP Photo/Damien Dovarganes)
The declaration also allows families in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset counties to be directly compensated for their losses, she said.
It was the first of three storms to hit the state, leaving about 500,000 homes and businesses without power. Flooding reached record levels on the Kennebec River, inundating several communities along the river.
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It preceded a series of coastal storms that caused further damage in January. In South Portland, Maine, several fishing shacks were lifted off the ground, and docks, waterfront piers and businesses suffered extensive damage.
