Extreme Weather in USA on Tuesday, 20 August, 2013 at 17:23 (05:23 PM) UTC. Description Gov. Sam Brownback has declared a state of disaster emergency for 62 counties, including McPherson County, hit by severe storms and flooding. The declaration issued Friday authorizes state resources to provide emergency assistance. Brownback said in a written statement the flooding has damaged infrastructure and that repairs need to be made as quickly “so everyone can get back to business as usual.” The declaration will clear the way for allocation of state funds to repair public infrastructure, but will not reimburse individuals for loses of private property or structural damage to homes due to the flooding. Other counties named in the declaration are Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Dickinson, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Geary, Gray, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearney, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Linn, Lyon, Marion.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:35:05 +0000
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