Perdue Seeks Fed Flood Aid

Gov. Sonny Perdue Tuesday asked the Obama administration for an emergency declaration to assist the 17 Georgia counties with recovery efforts due to flooding and severe weather late last week and early this week.

The declaration would provide federal funds for emergency response measures and aid for losses. Perdue said extensive damage was caused by floods over a large metropolitan area, including parts of Atlanta.

Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in the counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather. The order covers Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Stephens, and Walker counties.

Several Georgia creeks and rivers, swollen by continuous rainfall, overtopped their banks and at least seven people died. More than 1,000 homes were estimated to be seriously flooded.

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