Washington County FEMA center offers support to flood vicitims [Video]

Washington County, like six other counties in Illinois, suffered terrible damage after a series of storms from July 13-16.

The flooding forced massive evacuations. Thousands had to leave their homes and businesses.

That’s why FEMA opened a disaster recovery center on Monday at the Kaskaskia College Extension Center in Nashville, which allowed flood victims to meet specialists face-to-face.

Two FEMA Centers opened up last week in St. Clair County.

The Illinois counties that FEMA crews are canvassing in connection to July storm damage are St. Clair, Washington, Fulton, Henry, Winnebago, Cook, and Will. President Joe Biden signed the major disaster declaration on September 20, allowing people with property damage to recover.

Once the declaration was signed, FEMA teams hit the ground running. Now, those impacted residents can get help in …