Kentucky's Flood Woes Get Presidential Aid Boost Upgrade
Published Date: 4/25/2025
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Kentucky’s disaster declaration just got an upgrade! More help is now available for folks hit by storms, floods, landslides, and mudslides starting February 24, 2025. This means extra money and support to rebuild faster and stronger for everyone affected.
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Kentucky disaster aid expanded
If you live in Kentucky and were affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, or mudslides, the Presidential disaster declaration (FEMA-4860-DR) was amended on February 24, 2025 so more federal help and money are available to people hit by those incidents. The amendment covers assistance tied to that disaster declaration for those affected in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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