Disaster Aid for “Kentucky Survivors of April Storms”
Posted by feww on May 7, 2015
Another Major Disaster Declared for Kentucky
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4217)
The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides during the period of April 2-17, 2015
Nineteen areas worst affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides include Bath, Bourbon, Breathitt, Bullitt, Clark, Elliott, Estill, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Lewis, Madison, Magoffin, Metcalfe, Morgan, Owsley, and Wolfe counties.
Kentucky Survivors of April Storms Can Register for Disaster Aid
FRANKFORT, KY – Residents of 10 Kentucky counties who suffered damage from the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides of April 2-17, 2015 may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) announced jointly that assistance is available to affected individuals in Bath, Bourbon, Carter, Elliott, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Rowan and Scott counties.
Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the commonwealth and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, said the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected areas.
This is the second Major Disaster Declaration issued for Kentucky in one week.
Related Links
- Major Disaster Declared for Kentucky (DR-4216) May 1, 2015
- Major Disaster Declared for Georgia (DR-4215) April 22, 2015
- Federal Disaster Declarations
- Drought
- Agricultural Disasters Index
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