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City of Yankton Begins Formal FEMA Review Process

City of Yankton Begins Formal FEMA Review Process

Photo: WNAX/Marne Creek


The City of Yankton has begun the formal review process with the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the damages from storms and flooding in March.
City Manager Amy Leon says they had a long first meeting with FEMA…

Leon says they have to rework all the documentation they have from the flooding and recovery….

Leon says it will be a long process…

Damage estimates after the flooding ranged up to eighteen million dollars, mostly in and along Marne Creek. Over three inches of rain fell on frozen ground in less than twenty-four hours on March 12th and 13th.

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