FEMA reverses decision on flood assistance in northern Ind.

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By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: Apr 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM EST

Story Updated: Apr 28, 2008 at 4:46 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thirteen northern Indiana counties that sustained damage to city- or county-owned buildings and other property because of flooding in January and February became eligible for federal assistance on Monday after FEMA reversed a previous decision.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced its decision after Gov. Mitch Daniels last week appealed the agency's initial ruling. The flooding that began Jan. 7 caused more than $33 million damage to privately owned and public property, state officials said.

FEMA changed its ruling after the state provided additional information showing that the affected county governments had sustained at least $7.5 million in damages, said John Erickson, an Indiana Department of Homeland Security spokesman. More damages were discovered after FEMA's initial decision on March 20.

The assistance will not pay for all the damages, he said.

"It's going to be a portion," he said.

The amount of money each city or county will receive will depend on some complex formulas FEMA uses, Erickson said.

The counties affected are Benton, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Pulaski, Starke and White. The floods damaged hundreds of homes and displaced thousands of residents.

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