Obama signs Pa. disaster declaration after Irene
HARRISBURG, Pa. - September 4, 2011
Obama on Saturday ordered federal aid to supplement state and
local recovery efforts after the heavy winds, rain and flooding
from Aug. 26 to Aug. 30.
The federal funding will be available to state and local
governments and some nonprofits for emergency work and repair in
five Pennsylvania counties. They include Chester, Northampton,
Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more counties could
receive assistance after additional assessments are made.
Gov. Tom Corbett had requested federal disaster aid for the
state, citing more than $32 million in damage in four northeastern
counties and as-yet untotaled losses in at least nine others.
The storm killed five people in Pennsylvania.
