President Donald Trump has granted Kansas Governor, Laura Kelly’s, Federal Disaster Declaration request, according to Kelly. President Trump granted the June 17th request for a federal disaster declaration for the state, due to damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred May 18th through the 19th of this year. Kelly stated that multiple Kansas counties experienced damage to utility infrastructure, roads, bridges and some government-owned buildings.
The declaration allows state and local levels of government, as well as specific private nonprofit organizations that provide essential services, such as rural electric cooperatives, to apply for public assistance funds for emergency and permanent work for the repair or replacement of infrastructure damaged by the disaster.
The counties named in the declaration are: Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno. Scott, Sheridan and Stafford. Franklin County is assessing damage by flooding in late May and early June to see if there is enough damage to warrant applying for state aid for reparations of damages.
