THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Aboard Air Force One) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___ For Immediate Release October 17, 2000 PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER EXISTS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding on September 10-11, 2000. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Wayne County. Assistance can include disaster housing, grants, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding is also available on a cost-share basis for hazard mitigation measures. James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), named Suzanne Schmitt as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. The agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and additional assistance and counties may be added after the assessments are completed. # # #
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