Federal funding for natural disasters fails Ky. counties that need it most
![Clay County Emergency Management Director David Watson stands with Joyce Johnson in front of a trailer on Johnson’s property that was damaged by the July floods. Watson said he has gotten to know most of the people in the community of Oneida, Kentucky through his work in disaster recovery.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0edb7f6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1170x878+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2F10272022_Hazardmit_Watson_JaredBennett-1170x878-1.jpg)
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