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Dan Kraker
DULUTH, Minn.

Officials in Duluth to size up flood damage

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Volunteers with NECHAMA, a Jewish volunteer organization providing cleanup and recovery assistance to homes and communities affected by natural disaster, were helping clear flood-damaged homes like this one in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR

Federal and state officials meet in Duluth Wednesday morning to begin assessing the damage done to homes and businesses by recent flooding. Results of the assessments could lead to federal aid for the region.

Local officials have spent the past three weeks examining flood damage. President Barack Obama signed a Disaster Declaration last week for federal aid to help repair public infrastructure. This newest assessment will determine whether the state is eligible for individual FEMA assistance for home and business owners.

Teams will fan out across a five-county area to record the damage, said Julie Anderson, spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

"Literally we will drive and then walk to see firsthand homes and businesses that have been damaged by that incredible flooding," Anderson said.

"We'll be walking and driving for at least two days, possibly even three, to really make sure that FEMA and HSEM really get a good, good handle on the damage done to homes and businesses."

The last time the state received a declaration for Individual Assistance was in 2009 following severe flooding in western Minnesota.

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Flood waters
John Tuttle walks through flood waters on his friend's property Tuesday morning in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth, Minn. Tuttle was putting together a hose to pump water out of the yard.
Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Fond du Lac home
Volunteers with NECHAMA, a Jewish volunteer organization providing cleanup and recovery assistance to homes and communities affected by natural disaster, were helping clear flood-damaged homes like this one in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Mark Peterson (right), an assessor in Cass County, knocks on the door of a house while Traci Balder (left), an assessor in Benton County, waits with paperwork Thursday June 28, 2012 in Esko, Minn. Peterson and Balder were visiting homes in Esko asking residents if they sustained flood damage after last week's heavy rains. These residents were not home.
Derek Montgomery for MPR