NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Gov.
Mary Fallin says she's pleased the government has approved disaster
assistance for one Oklahoma county and that she'll continue seeking aid
for three others affected by wildfires.
Fallin told dozens of
emergency management officials at a conference in Norman on Thursday
that she's grateful for the assistance approved for Creek County
following wildfires that damaged and destroyed homes and businesses. But
she said it's frustrating that assistance hasn't been approved
residents in Cleveland, Oklahoma and Payne counties who also lost homes
and businesses to fires.
She says nearly 680 homes
and businesses were damaged by the wildfires that began July 28. She
says about 85% of those were not insured.
The disaster declaration authorized the government to deliver individual assistance to residents who suffered uninsured losses.
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