Governor Matt Bevin has issued a State of Emergency due to recent flooding across Kentucky. The declaration allows the state to use emergency funds to activate the National Guard or purchase goods and services for affected communities.
Michael Dossett heads the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency. He says roads and other infrastructure are the most impacted.“In one county in particular, they had 80 roads out of commission. While they may only be under water, some may have experienced faulting of the asphalt. Others may have experienced, mudslides, rockslides.”
Areas of Kentucky have also seen flooded homes and power outages, although not on a large scale. Dossett says crews will be working the rest of the week to obtain damage estimates which will be submitted to FEMA for possible federal assistance.
