COMMENTARY / NEWS
As Kentucky politicians seek a federal disaster declaration for Kentucky’s flood ravaged communities [photo of Mammoth Cave National Park flood waters , by Chuck (*)] President Biden’s FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) has not responded as of almost a week later.
Southeastern Kentucky was especially hard hit, as the mountainous region suffers from runoff into valleys hosting both cities and rural communities.
Pres. Biden has not yet signed a disaster decree that would make Kentuckians eligible for low interest loans and other federal assistance to repair flood damage.
Three to six inches of rainfall in one day last week may cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair all the damage.
Yesterday (3/02/21) a marina broke loose and floated down the Kentucky River, causing shut down of several bridges by the Dept. of Transportation.
Although the tin roof scraped the underside of bridges, no structural damage was seen.
The marina listed and broke apart, sinking.
The rain compounds runoff from 3- 6 inches of snow that fell weeks earlier.
In the photo below (scroll down), an ice mound survives after a week of spring temperatures in the 50s and even after the historic rainfall; but the hopeful crocus plowed through Mother Earth right on time.
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* Photo of Mammoth Cave National Park flood waters (by Chuck who is not affiliated with JK. Linked with permission of photographer. Link does NOT express nor imply endorsement of JK site and content by link owner.
Links do NOT intend to express nor imply endorsement of JK content by the owner of the link. on 3/04/21
