Washington: US President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. The declaration of emergency has been approved. This decision was taken because after the sewer line break, dirty water is continuously flowing into the Potomac River and the situation remains critical. According to Xinhua News Agency report, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a press release that from January 19, federal disaster assistance will be provided to the District of Columbia to deal with the emergency caused by the sewer line break. This assistance is to strengthen relief operations.

Sewer will be repaired after Trump’s decision

FEMA said that the President’s decision allows the agency to coordinate all relief efforts. Its objective is to reduce the problems of local people, save lives, protect property and protect the health and safety of the people. This help will be given to the District of Columbia as well as to those areas of Maryland and Virginia where this district has administrative responsibility. Under presidential approval, FEMA can mobilize people, equipment, and other resources to assist in response operations. This assistance includes emergency relief measures under the agency’s Public Assistance Program, with the federal government matching 75 percent of eligible expenses.

Dirty water spilled into the river due to broken pipeline

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser again said Friday that the Potomac sewage spill has had no impact on drinking water. It has been reported that on January 19, a portion of a large sewer pipeline called Potomac Interceptor operated by DC Water had broken. Due to this, more than 200 million gallons of dirty water flowed into the Potomac River. Subsequently, on February 18, Mayor Bowser declared this month-long incident a local public emergency, so that help could be received from the federal government.