Residents of southeast Wisconsin continued to mop up Monday after last week’s devastating flash floods as government inspectors surveyed the damage in affected counties.
Officials in Milwaukee, Rock, Sheboygan and Waukesha Counties were assessing damage, but preliminary estimates from three counties put the cost at $49 million.
Federal Emergency Management Agency teams began touring the counties Monday, collecting information about damage to public and residential areas, a state official said.
Gov. Tommy Thompson said in a statement that he planned to submit a formal request for aid to President Clinton and FEMA once the estimates were completed.
The agency told Thompson the state’s request would be expedited, the governor said.
“We certainly hope the federal government will provide assistance to the families and communities devastated by floods and heavy rain last week,” Thompson said.
