BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. — Thirteen Kentucky counties have been approved for help after the April floods. 


What You Need To Know

  • Sixty Kentucky Counties are waiting for public assistance after the April floods

  • Thirteen counties have been approved for assistance

  • A disaster recovery center is open in each FEMA-funded county

While a handful of counties have been approved, over 60 counties are awaiting approval for public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.

Butler County Judge Executive Tim Flener said he has been working with FEMA for over a week.

Flener said, “FEMA has been here since last Sunday, with teams going around and assessing property owners, talking to them.”

In each approved county, FEMA can give direct financial assistance to uninsured or underinsured people who have been affected by the disaster.

Flener said, “Depends on the damage is what they’re providing.”

While Butler County was approved for funding for the April floods, the county was denied FEMA funding for the February floods.

According to Flener, the two disasters are something the county is not used to.

Flener said, “We’re kind of used to having some type of flooding every year, but not two major floods back-to-back at this level.”

Representatives from FEMA will be in Butler County for the next three weeks.

If residents can’t reach FEMA while they are in town, Flener says there are other options to get help.

Flener said, “They do have a website that if they miss them in the four weeks that they’re here, they can get information from them and get help too.”

Each FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is open Monday through Saturday.