Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe requests major disaster declaration

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WSIL) �� On Thursday, May 1st, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he has requested a major disaster declaration for 26 counties.

Gov. Kehoe is asking for Individual FEMA Assistance for 20 counties and FEMA Public Assistance for 25 counties.

This is to provide those counties with federal assistance to areas affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, and floods that hit the state in early April.

Gov. Kehoe says that six people were killed due to these strong storms.

In a statement on his social media, Gov. Kehoe says, "While Missourians and faith-based and volunteer organizations have been supporting their neighbors and local and state government are working hard at recovery, the cost of these efforts �� often because of repeated damage in the same counties �� is beyond the capacity of local communities and the state to bear in full."

Counties in our region included in the Individual Assistance request are: