Missouri Governor Blunt Seeks Federal Assistance to Help Missourians Recover from Summer Flooding

July 5, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt asked President Bush to approve a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance for eight Missouri counties as a result of a series of thunderstorms that have swept across southwest Missouri from systems occurring from June 4, 2007 and are still continuing. These recurring, almost daily storms have generated heavy rains, flooding, flash flooding, high winds and hail that devastated, and are continuing to devastate, communities in western and central regions of the State.

"Missourians are suffering once again at the hands of Mother Nature, and we are doing everything we can to help alleviate their suffering," Blunt said. "I am grateful for the assistance we have received from the federal government in the past and hope that the President quickly approves my request for Public Assistance so that funds can be made available to local jurisdictions to begin recovering from the most-recent round of flooding."

Blunt is requesting a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance for the following eight counties: Barton, Dade, Dallas, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Polk, and Webster. Additional jurisdictions may be requested as affected jurisdictions identify storm-related damages.

The request for a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance is based on reports from preliminary damage assessments conducted by joint federal, state and local teams. The teams identified over $6 million in damages to public infrastructure in eight counties. If the President approves Blunt's request, Public Assistance will reimburse jurisdictions for their eligible emergency protective actions, repairs, or replacement of damaged infrastructure, and debris clearance.

Source: Missouri Governor

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