FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he will request a major disaster declaration for Broward County due to the devastating flooding last week, his office announced in a press release Saturday, the first step toward possible federal assistance for struggling residents.
The Biden administration will have to decide whether to approve the declaration and what kind of assistance the county can receive from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The “precise timing” of when that decision will be made is not known right now, said John Mills, a spokesperson for FEMA.
