Published August 08, 2011, 07:17 AM
N.D. flooding aid tops $175 million
The amount of disaster aid paid out in response to flooding in North Dakota this year has surpassed $175 million. The Federal Emergency said the total includes private and public assistance.
BISMARCK (AP) — The amount of disaster aid paid out in response to flooding in North Dakota this year has surpassed $175 million.
The Federal Emergency said the total includes private and public assistance.
People and businesses in Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, McHenry, Morton, Ramsey, Renville, Richland and Ward counties and on the Spirit Lake Reservation are eligible for private aid. They have until Aug. 23 to apply. FEMA said that more than 9,200 people have registered so far and more than $84 million has been approved.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved about $89 million in low-interest disaster loans to people and businesses in North Dakota.
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