TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly is asking for help from the federal government after severe weather caused widespread damage in Kansas earlier this month.
Jane Welch with the Adjutant General’s Department said in a press release on Oct. 29 that Kelly sent the request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Kelly asked FEMA officials to declare a major presidential disaster for Kansas following severe weather damage, including flash floods, tornadoes and heavy rainfall, that occurred between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2 this year.
Welch said Kelly requested aid through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program statewide and the Public Assistance Program for Cloud, Ford, Greeley, Hamilton, Jewell, Lincoln, Marshall, Mitchell, Morris, Osborne, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties.
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Welch said severe weather caused damage to public infrastructure, utility systems and transportation networks. Many local governments in these areas have limited financial and operational resources to recover from this damage.
“Federal assistance is critical to helping these Kansas communities repair damaged infrastructure and recover from these devastating storms,” Kelly said. “We will continue supporting our local partners as they rebuild.”
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