WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides from May 21 to May 27, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the c  more