The office of Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says $68.7 million in damage claims have been filed for individual and commercial entities in Faulkner, Pulaski, Randolph and White Counties following the April 27 tornadoes.
The tornadoes are blamed for 16 deaths in the state.
Beebe is making $500,000 available to pay for removal of debris removal in Pulaski County.
The governor’s office said state funds are necessary because the damaged areas in western Pulaski County won’t receive federal disaster aid to help pay for hauling off the debris.
Beebe is to use $350,000 from his emergency fund and $150,000 from the general improvement fund to pay for the work.
Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Claims Windstorm Arkansas
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