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Beshear cites progress in FEMA response to Kentucky flooding

FILE - Piles of debris and mud cover a road after massive flooding Aug. 5, 2022, in Lost Creek, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear pointed to signs of progress Thursday, Aug. 18, as federal emergency personnel respond to requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, but stressed it is “still not enough” as people work to recover from the disaster that swept away homes and inundated communities. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - A man stands near a pile of debris as residents start to clean up and rebuild in Fleming-Neon, Ky., Aug. 5, 2022, after massive flooding the previous week. Gov. Andy Beshear pointed to signs of progress Thursday, Aug. 18, as federal emergency personnel respond to requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, but stressed it is “still not enough” as people work to recover from the disaster that swept away homes and inundated communities. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden talk with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear while they view flood damage in Lost Creek, Ky., Aug. 8, 2022. Beshear complained Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, and urged those getting turned down to take their cases directly to agency representatives in the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Beshear cites progress in FEMA response to Kentucky flooding