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Brandon Johnson: “We issued a disaster proclamation after the first round of…”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Holds Press Briefing On Recent Flooding In City's Southwest Side

Published | Video Starts at 06:38

After significant rains during the first week of August, we acted swiftly to bring city workers together. We met with county with the county and We issued a disaster proclamation after the first round of flooding. Unfortunately, since then we have been hit again with multiple flooding incidents which have continued to affect our communities. Since August 16, just three days ago, we have had over 5,612, 311 calls. (06:38–06:45)

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