In Kanawha alone, nearly 100 homes requested assistance from FEMA after the August floods, and Eyewitness News said just about 9 of those had flood insurance. West Virginia’s congressional delegation sent in a letter to urge a federal declaration for personal assistance. Though West Virginia has not had one of a personal assistance declaration issued since 2016, state and federal officials feel confidence West Virginia meets the threshold. The state is also working to submit damage to property for a public disaster declaration. This would include damage to roads, bridges and utilities. According to state officials, this process is still ongoing and has not been submitted.