明尼苏达州批准六县州级灾害援助：南部四县补9月洪灾、北部两县补7月野火，金额待费用核定
明尼苏达州州长 Tim Walz 11月11日批准向六个县提供州级灾害援助：位于该州南部的 Fillmore、Houston、Steele、Waseca 四县，补的是9月19日开始的强降雨与洪灾；位于北部的 Cook、Lake 两县，补的是7月7日开始的野火。援助资金出自州灾害援助应急账户（DACA），帮助符合条件的地方政府支付超出本地财力的灾后开支，总额要等修复工程完成、费用单据核定后才能定下来。
9月的洪灾在明尼苏达州南部多地引发泥石流、道路封闭，民宅与其他财产受损。州公共安全部的国土安全与应急管理处此前已与各县官员一起勘查灾情、协调恢复工作，这次的州级援助就是在此基础上追加的。
北部两县的野火在应对期间，Walz 曾宣布并延长和平时紧急状态，动员州国民警卫队，并要求州政府各机构协调灭火与应急行动。Walz 在宣布追加援助的声明中说，感谢应急人员、地方官员、志愿者与社区居民在灾难中互相扶持，并表示州政府从一开始就参与应急响应、与地方伙伴协调、帮助社区恢复，这笔援助将用来修复关键的公共基础设施。
需要说明的是，这笔州级援助与联邦层面的申请是两条线：针对南部四县洪灾，明尼苏达州已另行向联邦申请重大灾难声明下的个人援助，该申请的后续进度以联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）的决定为准。
（来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室）
Minnesota Authorizes State Disaster Assistance for Six Counties: Four Southern Counties for September Flooding, Two Northern Counties for July Wildfires
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on November 11 authorized state disaster assistance for six counties: Fillmore, Houston, Steele and Waseca counties in southern Minnesota, for heavy rainfall and flooding that began on September 19, and Cook and Lake counties in the north, for wildfires that began on July 7. The money comes from the state Disaster Assistance Contingency Account (DACA), which helps eligible local governments cover disaster costs beyond their local resources. The total amount will be determined after recovery work is completed and expenses are documented.
The September flooding brought mudslides and road closures and damaged homes and other property across parts of southern Minnesota. The Homeland Security and Emergency Management division of the state Department of Public Safety had already worked with county officials to assess the damage and coordinate recovery, and the new state assistance builds on that work.
During the response to the northern wildfires, Walz declared and later extended a peacetime emergency, mobilized the Minnesota National Guard and directed state agencies to coordinate firefighting and emergency operations. "We are grateful to the emergency responders, local officials, volunteers, and community members who have worked together to support their neighbors through these disasters," Walz said in the statement announcing the additional funding, adding that the assistance will help repair critical public infrastructure.
The state assistance is separate from a federal track: for the four southern flooding counties, Minnesota has separately sought federal Individual Assistance under a major disaster declaration, a request whose outcome rests with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(Source: Office of the Governor of Minnesota)
来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：位于 St. Paul 的明尼苏达州议会大厦。McGhiever 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Photo by McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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