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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2007 No. 07-138 SEVERAL MORE KANSAS COUNTIES BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER
ASSISTANCE As damage estimates continue to be tabulated, more Kansas counties have
become eligible for federal disaster assistance resulting from severe
storms and tornadoes that occurred in May and for severe storms and flooding
in late June. Individual Assistance granted for three more counties in late May
storms Homeowners, renters, and businesses in McPherson, Smith and Pottawatomie
counties are now eligible for Individual Assistance for damages incurred
from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding of May 4-June 1. A total
of 24 counties in Kansas are now eligible for Individual Assistance as
a result of the May storms. Residents of all 24 counties may be eligible for assistance under FEMA's
Individual Assistance program. The Individual Assistance program can help
eligible applicants with temporary housing assistance, uninsured personal
property and medical, dental, and funeral expenses caused by the disaster,and
other serious unmet needs. Individual Assistance granted for 11 counties in late June flooding Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Franklin,
Greenwood, Osage and Woodson counties are added to the July 2, 2007, major
disaster declaration for damages resulting from severe storms and flooding
that began June 26. Residents of these counties are now eligible to apply
for federal Individual Assistance. A total of 20 counties in Southeast
Kansas are now eligible for individual assistance. Public Assistance granted to government/eligible non-profits in 21
counties in late June flooding Twenty-one counties affected by storms that began June 26 are now eligible for all categories of FEMA's Public Assistance, which provides money to restore public infrastructure such as roads and bridges and pay costs associated with debris removal. The newly approved counties are: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley, Elk, Franklin, Linn, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Wilson and Woodson counties are now approved for full Public Assistance. Previously these counties had been designated for assistance for emergency protective measures only (sandbagging, police response, etc). Additionally, Crawford, Greenwood, Harper and Labette counties have been
declared for all Public Assistance programs. -30- |
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