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DR-78-ILDRFlood

Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois, declared Jun 22, 1957, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-78-IL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jun 22, 1957
Requested
Jun 22, 1957 · request 57024
Incident began
Jun 22, 1957
Incident ended
Jun 22, 1957
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1957
FEMA region
Region 5

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Illinois (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Jun 22, 1957 DR-80-MN Floods Flood MNstatewideIAPAHM