"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."
"WESTERNPORT, Md. — As water rushed down Church Street, Theresa Boal hurried to save the antique furniture and knickknacks inside the funeral home her family has owned and operated in Allegany County, Maryland, for more than a century. A downpour had caused Georges Creek, which runs through the middle of town, to surge and flood the streets of Westernport in an hour.
Her 10-year-old son was at school a short walk down the street, and she couldn’t get to him because of the rising water. Her three pit bulls were locked away in a room on the second floor of her brick home next door. But Boal didn’t have time to save anything else before water filled with muck forced its way inside.
“It was so fast, you can’t even think to do anything,” Boal, 38, said."
Katie Shepherd reports for the Washington Post July 27, 2025.
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