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Cincinnati’s recent flooding hit hard, with one Oakley street submerged under six feet of water—Mayor Aftab Pureval was on the ground helping residents, while also addressing why a critical floodgate on Duck Creek failed to activate during the storm. Though the gate didn’t close as intended, the mayor pledged immediate repairs if it malfunctioned—and plans to reinvest railroad sale proceeds into resilient infrastructure. As businesses and homeowners struggle with losses, Pureval is rallying state and federal partners for recovery funding, emphasizing the scale of need. No timeline yet for federal response, but he defended his remote oversight during a conference, stressing the city’s focus on fixing systems to prevent future disasters.

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