Wednesday marked the last day to apply for potential federal aid after devastating August flooding hit southeast Wisconsin.

Nearly 34,000 individual assistance applications have been approved so far. The total amount of individual and household program dollars approved reached nearly $172 million, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency website.

Milwaukee County residents hopeful for FEMA aid on last day for applications

TMJ4 saw a steady flow of people stopping by the Disaster Recovery Center at the old McNair Elementary School in Milwaukee for help in person.

"It worked out. The people in there are very friendly," Walter Holland told TMJ4.

Holland was relieved that he got his application in on the last day. He did not apply sooner because he thought he would not qualify

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