St. Paul, MN —The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) will meet with local and federal officials to begin preliminary damage assessments (PDA) in 35 Minnesota counties.
FEMA officials are in Minnesota and assessments should begin today (Monday, Sept. 27).
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Friday directed HSEM to request FEMA conduct damage assessments for public assistance in 35 counties and individual assistance in nine counties. Individual assistance PDAs begin today and continue throughout the week in Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Martin, Olmstead, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Waseca counties.
Even as damage assessments begin, several areas continue to fight the flood.
• In Goodhue County, officials are keeping an eye on the Byllesby Dam.
• Highway 169 remains closed from Mankato to Henderson. For a complete list of road closures, visit the Minnesota Department of Transportation website at www.511mn.org.
• Preparations are underway in Scott and Carver counties as the Minnesota River continues to rise.
• St. Paul and Hastings are making plans to hold back high river levels (expected late this week) on the Mississippi.
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