FEMA: President orders disaster aid for South Dakota tornado victims.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 June 1999-FEMA: President orders disaster aid for South Dakota tornado victims (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:100699 President Orders Disaster Aid For South Dakota Tornado Victims Washington, June 9, 1999 -- Federal disaster aid was made available today for tornado victims in southwestern South Dakota under a major disaster declaration issued for the state by President Clinton, according to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

FEMA Director James Lee Witt said the President's action requested by the state authorizes the use of federal funds to help meet the recovery needs of families and communities in Shannon County and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ravaged by Tornadoes, deadly tornadoes and flooding...