Five area counties have received just under 30 percent of the $10.4 million in individual federal assistance approved for Missouri victims of spring severe weather.
The majority, almost $2.5 million, will help approximately 200 people in Carter and Ripley counties recover after the Current River broke century-old records at the end of April, according to figures released Tuesday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
About $530,000 has been approved for 145 residents in Butler, Dunklin and Reynolds counties.
Just under half of the 725 people who have registered with FEMA from the five-county area have already been approved for assistance.
The deadline to register for assistance is Aug. 1, said Darrell Habisch of FEMA.
Individual assistance provides help with temporary housing and property losses, as well as other needs such as medical expenses, Habisch explained.
FEMA has urged anyone who has been affected by severe weather between April 28-May 11 in the declared area to register before the deadline.
Any damages discovered after the deadline cannot be covered if the individual has not registered, representatives have said.
More than 1,600 applications for individual assistance have been approved for Missouri residents to date.
Individual assistance by county (dollar figures approximate):
Butler -- 207 applications, 107 approved, $385,600 approved assistance
Carter -- 246 applications, 128 approved, $1.7 million approved assistance
Dunklin -- 23 applications, 8 approved, $53,100 approved assistance
Reynolds -- 71 applications, 30 approved, $93,500 approved assistance
Ripley -- 178 applications, 73 approved, $829,800 approved assistance