President Donald Trump is approving federal disaster relief for southeastern Wisconsin.

In a Truth Social messaged posted at approximately 2 p.m., Trump announced he is approving $29.8 million in federal aid for Wisconsin after a 1,000-year storm deluged Milwaukee and several surrounding communities on Aug. 9 and 10.

The northwest side of Milwaukee received almost 15 inches of rain in the storm, according to a Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District rain gauge.

Much of the damage resulted from flooding, with most of the affected property owners not having flood insurance. At least 54 homes in the city of Milwaukee have been declared uninhabitable, and at least 1,800 homes in the area sustained major damage.

FEMA had been surveying the area in recent weeks, and Governor Tony Ev

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