Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has asked for relief from the Internal Revenue Service to help aid flooding victims in Missouri. President Barack Obama declared 73 counties eligible for Disaster Relief under the Emergency Assistance Act. Senator McCaskill is asking for tax relief for those who need help in restoring their property. Camden County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Ron Gentry says any who need to clean up their property can pick up specially designed kits at his office provided by the American Red Cross…
Gentry adds that FEMA and SEMA teams have started arriving in the state to look over damage. He expects them to start in the hardest hit areas around Saint Louis first and could possibly be in the Lake region by next week…
