Orange County Legislature Calls for More Federal, State Aid in Flooded Areas

Orange County Legislature Calls for More Federal, State Aid in Flooded Areas
A broken metal fence that was pushed apart by a historic flood the day before in Highland Falls, N.Y., on July 10, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
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The Orange County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution on Aug. 3 calling on the federal and state government to step up assistance to the flooded region.

In early July, historic rainfall flooded the west portion of the county, with the Highland Falls area receiving as much as nine inches of rain in a day.

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