Gov. Beshear requests federal help for 26 more counties affected by winter flooding
Bryan Woolston/AP
and last updated 2021-04-28 15:43:51-04
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â Governor Andy Beshear is requesting more federal funding to assist 26 counties hit by flooding earlier this year.
Gov. Beshear has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct damage assessments in the following 26 counties that also reported significant damages to residences: Anderson, Bell, Boyd, Calloway, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greenup, Jackson, Jessamine, Knott, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Todd, Warren, and Woodford. Impacted Kentuckians in these counties are in dire need of individual assistance in the aftermath of this historic flood event that has already totaled more than $72 million in damages, Gov. Beshear said. We have taken quick action to request more federal funding for more counties impacted to