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Governor Tomblin Requests Disaster Declaration
Reported by: Teresa Higginbotham
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Jul. 18, 2012 1:32 PM EDT
Updated: Jul. 18, 2012 1:37 PM EDT
Eyewitness News Photo
Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin is asking for a major disaster declaration.
Tomblin is requesting help from the federal government in the wake of recent destructive storms.
The request could free up federal money to help with ongoing recovery efforts. FEMA is assessing damaged areas all this week.
Nearly 700,000 West Virginians lost electricity after powerful storms tore through the state in late June and early July.
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