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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb tours flood-ravaged areas of Michiana

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Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has toured flood-ravaged parts of Michiana.

On Friday, Feb. 23, Gov. Holcomb met with fire department officials, county emergency management officials and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg before touring the damage at Indiana University South Bend and residential areas.

In Goshen, Gov. Holcomb toured flooded areas, assess business and residential damage, and met with local officials, including Mayor Jeremy Stutsman as well as local police and emergency response leaders.

Holcomb posted on his Twitter account he saw “heavy flood damage in downtown Goshen” on Friday but was encouraged by the number of volunteers “coming to help fellow Hoosiers.”

Record-high flooding along the St. Joseph River closed down a wastewater treatment plant for several hours in South Bend, a city of about 100,000 residents before it restarted Thursday at limited capacity. The National Weather Service reported the river was expected to stay above its major flood stage until Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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