Flood assistance extended to 2 Panhandle counties

Published May 13, 2014 11:46am ET



FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Federal assistance has been extended to more parts of Florida’s Panhandle, where flooding cleanup continues.

Individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency previously was approved for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Now people in Okaloosa and Walton counties with homes and businesses that sustained damage from April 28 through May 6 also can apply for federal assistance.

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