The Balanced News: How Disaster Relief Leaves Kentucky’s landslide victims behind article tells the story of the Linda Baker family, who in 2021 lost their home to a landslide and were denied assistance from both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and their Kentucky congressman, Hal Rogers. In 2022, the family appealed and are still waiting for a response, their only hope now being Small Business Administration loans. Since the July floods, 1,000 landslides have been reported in areas most affected, putting more strain on county resources and burdening taxpayers.

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