Chris Sununu has asked President Donald Trump to issue a major disaster declaration and provide federal emergency assistance in Belknap County and elsewhere for an Oct. 29-30 storm that brought heavy rainfall and damaging winds. “As a result of this storm, the state of New Hampshire sustained widespread damages to state and local infrastructure including property damage in all 10 counties,” Sununu said. If granted, this would be the third federally declared disaster the state has experienced in the last seven months. On March 14, a severe winter storm with heavy, wet snow and gusting winds left 143,988 homes and businesses without power and damaged over 200 power poles. There were hundreds of traffic accidents, more than 500 school closures and significant damages in Belknap and Carroll counties.

Source: Daily Sun November 30, 2017 07:41 UTC