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MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- One week ago, we saw the devastating effects of historic flooding in Wisconsin.

Since then, we’ve also seen the community come together in their time of need.

Brentwood church in Milwaukee handed out free disaster aid relief to about 400 cars on Sat. Aug. 16, brought in by a truckload from Tennessee.

It was a blessing arriving just in time to help Wisconsinites clean up from the historic flooding. Armelia Pierre from Milwaukee says it's something she never expected, "never in my life, nope. I’m 86 years old and never seen nothing like this before.”

Being given away were free diapers, cleaning supplies, food, and prayers - anything to get them back on their feet," Pierre said the rain "flooded my whole basement and it made it up to the second s

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