Governor Beshear is expected to apply for federal assistance today for individuals who suffered damage in the most recent flooding.
During his Team Kentucky Update, he said the state is asking for individual assistance first, and they will be going about it in a different way than normal.
“Now we are likely to start with 10 to 12 counties. I know you saw the map, 70 counties have declared a state of emergency or more. The reason we're doing this is because we want to make our best case to get that first round in, and then we will add more counties after that.”
The governor said he has been in talks with leadership from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that is already in the state.
“They are already making preparations, provided the president signs off on it, on where disaster recovery centers will be. They recognize it's going to be a massive operation for FEMA, given how many counties have been hit. They are really putting in a lot of planning.”
Around 70 Kentucky counties have declared a state of emergency due to the flooding.
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