Governor Andy Beshear spent part of Wednesday in Hazard and Hindman visiting with flood-affected families and providing an update on the storm recovery response.
He reaffirmed that in addition to the President approving FEMA help for individuals from the
flood, the U.S. Small Business Administration has also approved Disaster Loans for 22
Kentucky counties including Letcher, Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike and Floyd.
The Governor also said 23 people have now died in connection to the severe weather.