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Residents sort through damaged and destroyed items after a night of heavy rain and wind caused many homes to flood in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

N.Y. and N.J. to receive federal aid after deadly flooding

New York and New Jersey have been set to receive much needed federal aid as they continued to recover from Hurricane Ida. Joe Biden issued disaster declarations in both states on Sunday and approved federal aid for the hardest hit areas in the region.

Joe Biden in LaPlace, Louisiana. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Biden visits La. to offer aid amid Hurricane Ida

Joe Biden travelled to Louisiana to assess the destruction caused by Tropical Storm Ida. He met with local officials in the town of LaPlace on Friday to see the damages and offer federal aid.