A car is seen submerged in floodwaters in Boston, Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for a major disaster declaration to support cities and towns battered by severe weather and flooding last September. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
In her letter, Healey noted that Springfield experienced what she described as a catastrophic water main break attributed to the failure of a culvert and subsequent erosion related to the rainfall experienced on the evening of Sept. 11.
Healey said the city of Leominster submitted a list of 56 damaged sites, but FEMA only included seven in its validation process.
FLOODING AT MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL DISRUPTS FERTILITY TREATMENT SERVICES FOR 200 PATIENTS
Healey urged FEMA to reconsider the state's request.
"Our communities must know that both their state and federal governments understand the severe challenges and stress they are facing, and that we are here to help," Healey wrote.
"Their recovery is particularly daunting given the knowledge that the next severe storm could be around the corner, as we continue to see the escalating impacts of climate change," she added.
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