MILWAUKEE — More than a month after historic flooding devastated parts of southeast Wisconsin, residents are still cleaning up and seeking financial assistance. One Milwaukee woman received encouraging news this week when her FEMA application was approved in just days, and she's now urging others to apply.

Corin White is still dealing with the aftermath of flooding that damaged her home.

"It was a mess, so rainfall from the sky did not affect my basement. My sewer overflowed," White said. "The smell was really bad. I had carpet downstairs. It was furnished down there, fully furnished."

This week, White received a positive update from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). More than $2,200 in individual assistance hit her bank account just days after applying.

"I was sent the a

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