The city of Chicago issued a disaster proclamation Tuesday, officially acknowledging the damage to homes from flooding between Aug. 16 and 19.

During the three days, a combination of torrential rainfall and damaging winds, flooded homes , left large pools in neighborhood streets and caused power outages across the city, including in Gage Park, West Englewood and parts of Austin.

The proclamation enables the city and Cook County to seek all available resources to assist communities and residents in their recovery efforts. Some areas in Chicago were in the process of recovering from the July floods when they were hit again by this month’s storms.

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) and th

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