Arkansas Governor Beebe Declares 10 Additional Counties Disaster Areas Due To Heavy Rains And Flooding
By admin - Posted on May 21st, 2009
May 20, 2009 -- LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe today declared Ashley, Cleburne, Greene, Howard, Jackson, Marion, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike and Polk Counties state disaster areas, taking the total of flood-related county declarations to 42. Last week, Beebe declared Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Jefferson, Miller, Monroe, Perry, Phillips, Pope, Poinsett, Prairie, Saline, Searcy, Stone, St. Francis and Union Counties.
The declaration also increases to 16 the list of counties where individual assistance is available for eligible flood victims. Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Cleburne, Grant and Union Counties join Clark, Dallas, Jefferson, Garland, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, and Saline Counties as jurisdictions where state assistance may be available.
On Tuesday, Governor Beebe wrote U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Arkansas farmers impacted by flood-related crop damage. If approved, the designation will enable the Farm Service Agency to issue emergency loans to eligible farmers trying to recover from the floods.
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