Mike Pence pledges to rebuild after Oklahoma flood damage
June 5, 2019
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is pledging to rebuild parts of Oklahoma damaged by flooding.
Pence, his wife and federal agency heads on Tuesday toured Tulsa-area neighborhoods swamped after the swollen Arkansas River left its banks.
Damage extends downstream into Arkansas following heavy spring rains. The Arkansas River is slowly cresting, though more rain is forecast this week. Officials don't expect water levels to rise higher than where they crested.
Major flooding is expected to subside within a few weeks.
President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, where...
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