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Disaster aid push as residents urged to document flood damages
Illinois officials and lawmakers including Cairo Mayor Tyrone Coleman visited Olive Branch to urge residents to file with state and federal agencies for disaster relief. They noted a required $16.5 million damages threshold, while the National Guard surveyed flood zones and two residents were rescued.
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State
Feds
Cairo
Tyrone Coleman
Alexander County Emergency Management Agency
Marty Nicholson
Neal
Betty McCormick
Olive Branch
Phelps
Forby
Quinn
Coleman
Nicholson
Department of Human Services
Illinois National Guard
130Th Infantry Regiment
Cache River
Karnak
National Guard