Federal flood assistance approved for 22 of 42 Minnesota counties

(KNOX) – The Biden administration has approved Minnesota’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration need for federal assistance to help Minnesota communities recover from storms and flooding.
Right now, it applies to 22 counties with that list expected to grow as more damage estimates are accounted for.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says flooding is transitioning to damage assessments and recovery.
“I’ve seen the damage across our state firsthand – it’s going to take a united effort at every level of government to quickly rebuild and recover. This assistance is going to make all the difference in that recovery,” said Governor Walz. “I’m grateful to our partners in the federal government for doing their part, just as Minnesotans have done theirs, filling tens of thousands of sandbags, checking in on their neighbors, and volunteering their time.”

The counties approved for public assistance include:
• Blue Earth
• Carver
• Cass
• Cook
• Cottonwood
• Faribault
• Fillmore
• Freeborn
• Goodhue
• Jackson
• Lake
• Le Sueur
• Murray
• Nobles
• Pipestone
• Rice
• Rock
• St. Louis
• Steele
• Wabasha
• Waseca
• Watonwan

Damage assessments are ongoing and additional counties and forms of assistance may be added once the assessments are completed.