The United States is sending $2.5 million to assist the people of Tonga as well as another ship, which will join one U.S. vessel already assisting in recovery efforts. In the wake of a volcanic eruption this $2.5 million will be in addition to $100,000 already provided in immediate aid.
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President Biden approved a disaster declaration for Kentucky, making federal funds available to areas that were affected by the severe storms and tornadoes that tore through the state. The declaration, which came shortly after the governor formally requested that the federal government declare a major disaster, clears the way for federal funding to be made available to people in Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor and Warren counties.
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President Biden approved a disaster declaration for Kentucky, making federal funds available to areas that were affected by tornadoes. The declaration, which came shortly after the governor formally requested that the federal government declare a major disaster, clears the way for federal funding to be made available to people in Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor and Warren counties.
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