Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten NYT | Top Stories By: Campbell Robertson 11 December 2025 at 02:33 FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery. © Wesley Lapointe for The New York TimesSpring flooding in Allegany County, Md., caused an estimated $33.7 million in damage.