By Angela Hatton
Murray, KY – U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield is touring far western Kentucky today to survey flooding and storm damage. The Congressman hopes to visit twelve counties.
Whitfield visited with Murray Mayor Bill Wells this morning, and discussed storm damage, as well as the possibility of federal disaster relief. Governor Steve Beshear is preparing to ask for a presidential disaster declaration. The Congressman says in times like these, it's important to find out what county and city officials need.
"Many of them have difficulties being reimbursed from the state and from FEMA. For there's some communities who haven't received all of their money from the Ice Storm, for example."
Whitfield meets with emergency managers and judge executives on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Major and possibly historic flooding is expected in western Kentucky's river communities.