The federal government approved portions of Florida Governor Rick Scott’s request for a major disaster declaration for Florida due to severe damage caused by Hurricane Matthew.
Hurricane Matthew came up Florida's coastline Friday.
The federal government approved the declaration for debris removal and emergency protective measures.
At this time, the federal government has not approved funding for individual assistance or for permanent work to government buildings, roads and parks.
"While we are blessed that Hurricane Matthew did not make landfall in Florida, there has been significant damage all across Florida's east coast. For the past three days, I have toured our east coast communities from Brevard County all the way to the Florida/Georgia line and have seen homes wiped out, severe beach erosion, flood damage and down trees and power lines. While the state is helping our communities any way we can, I am going to continue to fight for every available resource from the federal government so our families and businesses can rebuild and get back to normal. We are going to continue to submit requests to the federal government until they fulfill our entire disaster declaration," Scott said.
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