Repairs will involve fixing roads, clearing landslides and clearing debris.
Southern California is finally seeing blue skies afterfor nearly a month as a massive atmospheric river made its way down the coast, but for many, the recovery process is just beginning.
“From the big picture standpoint, there’s an immediate response aspect to make sure that there’s life, safety and property preservation actions that are taken,” L.A. County Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin McGowan said Wednesday. “Afterwards, we conduct initial damage estimates and the different groups that are responsible for infrastructure or other things turn that information into the Office of Emergency Management.
On Jan. 14, President Biden approved an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration, which frees up federal aid to help with recovery efforts. The declaration affected 41 California counties, including LA County, with individual assistance offered to Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties, which were particularly hard-hit.
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