Federal Flood Aid to Colorado Reaches $246M

January 16, 2014

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says nearly $246 million in federal aid has flowed into Colorado since the deadly September floods.

FEMA said the aid includes $96 million in loans, $59.3 million in flood insurance settlements and $54.5 million in housing assistance.

Another $31.3 million has been designated for debris removal and related infrastructure repairs and more than $4.6 million was awarded for flood-related medical expenses, property losses and other costs.

In this aerial photo, a home is pulled into the fast currents of the flooded South Platte River off of U.S 34 between Greeley and Kersey, Colo., Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of rain and flooding, but Monday's clearing skies and receding waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles and a stinking layer of muck covering everything. (AP Photo/The Greeley Tribune, Joshua Polson)
A home is pulled into the fast currents of the flooded South Platte River, Colo., Sept. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Greeley Tribune, Joshua Polson)

The mid-September floods killed nine people and damaged or destroyed nearly 2,000 homes.

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