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Appeal, appeal, appeal: FEMA assistance denied to many Eastern Kentucky flooding victims

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in Lost Creek, Ky., on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, about the recovery efforts following flooding in Eastern Kentucky. President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden were in the area for a tour along with by local, state and federal officials and also people whose homes were destroyed in the flooding. (Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com)

By: Tessa Duvall Lexington Herald-Leader The Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned away too many Eastern Kentuckians seeking help in the aftermath of July’s catastrophic flooding that left 38 people dead and hundreds more without homes, state leaders said Thursday. “Too many people are being denied. Not enough people are being approved,” Gov. Andy Beshear […]

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