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Kansas gov. requests major disaster aid after severe storms, floods

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is calling for federal assistance in the aftermath of major storm damage across multiple counties in June.

Kelly sent a letter requesting a major presidential disaster declaration for the Public Assistance Program to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following major storm damage between June 3-7 this year. She said that severe storms and floods damaged infrastructure, roads and bridges across 16 counties.

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“Due to the extent of the damage, it will be important to have federal support available to assist rural electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities rebuild their electric utility infrastructure,” Kelly said.

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management requested a joint Public Assistance Program to assess the damage caused in early June. Counties included in this letter include: Barber, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Coffey, Franklin, Greenwood, Harper, Hodgeman, Kingman, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Stanton, Sumner and Wallace.

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