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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                          (Chicago, Illinois)
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For Immediate Release                                   October 16, 1998

                PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER
                     EXISTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a landslide in the City of Kelso on March 6, 1998, and continuing.

The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in Cowlitz County.

Assistance can include disaster housing, grants, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Federal funding also is available to eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement of public facilities damaged by the landslide. Federal funding is also available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation measures.

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