Beshear seeks federal disaster aid for more counties

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has requested additional federal assistance Wednesday to cover more Kentucky counties that suffered damage from widespread flooding in February and March. The request comes after President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration. It included public assistance for 25 counties and individual assistance for people in nine counties. Beshear is asking federal officials to do damage assessments in 26 counties that also reported significant damage to residences. Those counties are: Anderson, Bell, Boyd, Calloway, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greenup, Jackson, Jessamine, Knott, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Todd, Warren and Woodford.