特朗普批准1790万美元救灾款，助威斯康星福克斯谷地重建
据《新月报》（Post Crescent）报道，特朗普总统10月7日批准威斯康星州重大灾难声明，为7月27日EF-3级龙卷风重创福克斯谷地（Fox Valley）后的重建工作解锁1790万美元联邦援助。
据报道，联邦紧急事务管理局的“公共援助”资金将补偿布朗县（Brown）、奥塔加米县（Outagamie）与温纳贝戈县（Winnebago）的地方政府与符合条件的非盈利组织，用于灾后应急响应开支与公共基础设施的长期修复——从被撕碎的电线、被碎屑堵塞的道路，到受损的公共建筑。
威斯康星州应急管理部门此前估计损失总额约2100万美元，州长托尼·埃弗斯（Tony Evers）已请求联邦宣布灾难覆盖受灾最重的地区。7月27日的风暴风速超过每小时150英里，阿普尔顿（Appleton）与格林维尔（Greenville）周边数百栋住宅与商铺受损，数千户断电。
这是威斯康星州自2024年10月以来首次获得联邦灾难声明，官员称这反映了这场超出地方资源承受能力的风暴的规模。“公共援助”通常覆盖75%的合规费用，剩余部分由州承担。
福克斯谷地的地方官员对消息表示欢迎，称联邦资金将加速道路、公用设施与公共设施的修复——这些是社区无力独自承担的。损失评估仍在继续，官员表示随着恢复推进可能还有更多援助项目跟进。
Trump Approves $17.9M Disaster Aid After July EF-3 Tornado in Fox Valley
APPLETON, Wis. — President Donald Trump on Oct. 7 approved a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin, unlocking $17.9 million in federal assistance to help communities rebuild after a destructive EF-3 tornado tore through the Fox Valley on July 27, the Post Crescent reported.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance funding will reimburse local governments and eligible nonprofits in Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago counties for emergency response costs and long-term repairs to public infrastructure damaged by the tornado — from shredded power lines and debris-choked roads to damaged public buildings.
Wisconsin Emergency Management had estimated total damage at roughly $21 million, and Gov. Tony Evers had requested a federal declaration covering the hardest-hit areas. The July 27 storm packed winds topping 150 mph, damaging hundreds of homes and businesses around Appleton and Greenville and leaving thousands without power.
The declaration is Wisconsin's first federal disaster declaration since October 2024, and officials said it reflects the scale of a storm that overwhelmed local resources. Public Assistance typically covers 75% of eligible costs, with the state covering the remainder.
Local officials in the Fox Valley welcomed the news, saying the federal dollars would accelerate repairs to roads, utilities and public facilities that communities could not afford on their own. Damage assessments continue, and officials said additional assistance programs could follow as the recovery unfolds.
图片来源：图：EF3级龙卷风过后，威斯康星州梅纳沙一处民宅被夷为废墟。摄影：NWS Green Bay（美国国家气象局），公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
