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Okmulgee and five other counties have been added to the state’s request for disaster assistance.
That list from Gov. Kevin Stitt includes Delaware, Kay, Mayes, Okmulgee, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Sequoyah counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved this latest request for disaster assistance for counties impacted by flooding, tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds.
Canadian, Creek, Logan, Muskogee, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties have already been approved for Individual Assistance.
The designation makes available federal assistance for housing repairs or temporary housing, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest loans for individuals and businesses to repair or replace damaged property, disaster unemployment assistance, and grants for serious needs and necessary disaster expenses not met by other programs.
Governor Stitt stressed that the state will continue to request additional counties be added to the Individual Assistance Major Disaster Declaration as damage assessments of impacted homes and businesses are completed.
To apply for disaster assistance individuals and business owners may call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or go online at www.disasterassistance.gov. FEMA will also have Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams on site in the declared counties listed above to help people register for FEMA aid.