Leominster residents can apply for FEMA flood damage assistance NBC Boston [Video]

It wasn’t that long ago that a September storm ripped through Bristol and Worcester counties, leaving behind nothing but turmoil in parts of Massachusetts. Now, there’s help for people who were impacted.

For people like the homeowners here on Pleasant Street in Leominster – whose property was damaged so severely from that September rainstorm that they haven’t been able to live here since – this federal disaster relief has been a long time coming.

In fact, nearly 1,400 people in Leominster applied for Massachusetts Disaster Declaration relief that provides grants for temporary housing and home repairs. FEMA originally denied the state’s request for aid for Worcester and Bristol counties after the catastrophic flooding last fall.

Gov. Maura Healey appealed, and it was approved by President Joe Biden earlier this month.

Months after flooding hit Leominster, Massachusetts, President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration, reversing a prior FEMA decision.

While the City of Leominster is still trying to recover roughly $30 million in …