SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego announced it is working to secure federal disaster relief after Monday’s severe rainfall .
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Mayor Todd Gloria expressing her desire to help, the city said in a news release Thursday.
“As San Diego begins to recover from an extraordinarily rare and powerful storm, it was comforting to receive Vice President Harris’ sincere offer to be helpful in our time of need,” Gloria said. “Families in Southcrest, Mountain View, Encanto, Mount Hope and Shelltown lost their homes and their valued possessions. In many cases, their lives were forever changed in the span of 20 minutes or less.”
Flood victims are advised to fill out a county survey that will help determine the residential financial losses caused by the flooding.
The federal government can consider a disaster declaration if countywide costs to public facilities reach $15.1 million and statewide losses reach $72.7 million, according to the city.
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