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Local NewsWaukesha County: No FEMA Aid Would Be DevastatingBy Katie DeLong
WAUKESHA COUNTY - People in Waukesha County are now waiting and wondering if they'll get disaster relief.
TODAY’S TMJ4’s Jay Olstad talked to some Waukesha County residents Monday, who fear what it means if they don’t.
People in Summit are still fighting the flood waters. While they're not looking for a handout, they're desperately looking for help from the federal government.
“I feel water logged,” Lois Wolf said.
You would too if you were Wolf. Her house in Summit is surrounded by water. Her boat that used to be in the river is now in her backyard. Her basement is completely flooded.
“That's the furnace, that's the washer and dryer, the freezer, the well pump, the hot water heater,” Wolf said.
This could mean at least $15,000 in damage. Wolf works part-time. Her husband works full time, and they have two kids. So it's money they don't have lying around.
“When they all go at the same time, it's something you're not prepared for, you're not ready for,” Wolf said.
“We need help, they need help,” Wolf said. “It’s not just me, it's our neighbors."
All along the stretch on Delafield Road, houses are severely damaged by flood waters. Right now, Waukesha County is not under the president's disaster order.
That could change. Lois is praying it does.
"It's overwhelming. You just don't know what to expect,” Wolf said.
As the flood waters go down in Waukesha County, so does the anxiety, but the Wolf family and their neighbors say if they don't get help from FEMA, it could be devastating.
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