Four more Oklahoma counties were approved for federal disaster assistance in the wake of May storms, and three were denied, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Monday.
Cherokee, LeFlore, Noble and Nowata counties joined a list of 17 others previously approved: Canadian, Creek, Delaware, Kay, Logan, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency did not approve three counties included in the state’s request for aid: Beaver, Custer and Seminole.
Residents and business owners in those counties are encouraged to report damage to FEMA “in order to provide data that will guide the state in its next steps to help these communities,” a news release states.
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The disaster designation makes federal assistance for housing repairs, temporary housing and U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest loans available to affected residents and business owners.
The state will request additional counties be added to the declaration as damage assessments are completed, according to the release.
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