• Morgan Speichinger works to clean up her home near McCook Lake on July 3, 2024, after a June 23 flood. Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight
    Morgan Speichinger works to clean up her home near McCook Lake on July 3, 2024, after a June 23 flood. Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight
Nearly seven weeks after the devastating June 23 flood at McCook Lake, victims are still in limbo about the possibility of federal aid, and some feel abandoned by government officials.Renae Hansen is a flood victim and works with the McCook Lake Izaak Walton League, which has tried to fill some of the leadership and organizational gaps in the flood response.“We have no idea what’s happening or…

 

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