An additional 25 counties in Georgia have become eligible for federal funding to aid in Hurricane Idalia cleanup efforts, according to state officials.
One man in Valdosta died when a tree fell on him as he tried to clear another tree from a road, sheriff’s deputies said.
The latest approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency brings the number of counties now eligible for assistance to 28. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp requested aid for 30., President Joe Biden initially approved seven counties for assistance. He's now added six more. Kemp estimated that Idalia caused at least $41 million in damage to public infrastructure in Georgia, well above the $19 million threshold required statewide for a disaster declaration.
Counties added to the list for public assistance are Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bullock, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Echols, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Thomas, Tift, Ware and Wayne. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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