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More than two weeks after catastrophic flooding laid waste to portions of Eastern Kentucky and claimed dozens of lives, Kentucky Emergency Management Director Jeremy Slinker said the immediate goal now

Recovery center hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday in the area.

FEMA is making some first-in-the-nation changes to how it responds to natural disasters, as Kentucky presses for more help in the face of catastrophic flooding.

FEMA applicants seeking assistance after the flooding in Eastern Kentucky can now get on-the-ground approval at the disaster recovery centers.

Survivors in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties can go to any center to get help applying for FEMA assistance.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are opening Aug. 14, 2022 in Magoffin and Owsley County to assist Kentucky flood survivors who experienced loss from ...

The stabilization phase includes helping residents find temporary housing, repairing infrastructure and securing FEMA funds.

'If I sound frustrated, it's not that I'm not grateful. It's that these people need help." Governor Andy Beshear was visibly frustrated this afternoon about part of FEMA's response to the disaster.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Breathitt and Letcher counties to assist Eastern Kentucky flood survivors.

On Aug. 5, Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on the continuing stabilization efforts following the historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky.