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Trump signs major disaster declaration for flooding, mudslides from Cottonwood Fire

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President Trump approved federal funding to help rebuild Beaver and Piute counties after flooding and mudslides caused significant damage in the wake of the devastating Cottonwood Fire. Over the summer, the Cottonwood Fire burned over 97,000 acres in the two central Utah counties.

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