The death toll from Kentucky's severe flooding and winter weather now stands at 23. Efforts are now primarily focused on recovery as officials work to assess the damages.
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved Disaster Loans for 22 Kentucky counties. All of these counties are in the eastern portion of the state.
They are Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike, and for economic injury in the contiguous counties of Bell, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Magoffin, Powell and Wolfe. Applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal at lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations.
Earlier this week, the Governor announced that President Donald Trump approved his request for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration.
This includes public assistance for local governments and individual assistance for Kentuckians in 11 counties affected by the most recent storms.
Those counties are Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike.
Additional designations and counties may be added at a later date if warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
Emergency shelters are still set up for those displaced by the storms.
Click here and navigate to the “Emergency Shelters” tab for an up-to-date list of shelter locations.
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