Gov. Tony Evers formally requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration Wednesday from President Donald Trump , following devastating flooding across Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.

The governor is asking for individual and public assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The governor included Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha Counties in his request for individual assistance; and Milwaukee, Door, Grant, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha Counties in his request for public assistance.

“ Having been on the ground to see firsthand some of the areas that have been hit hardest by the disastrous storms and flash floods that have affected folks across our state, it’s clear it’s going to take a significant amount of time and resources to recover,” Evers s

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