(KLZA)--U.S. Senators Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer have sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency urging FEMA to expedite aid for Nebraska counties which have not yet been designated eligible for individual assistance.

The Senators from Nebraska ask that in light of the devastating storms and ongoing flooding in Nebraska, FEMA expedite its delivery of damage assessments for the counties not yet granted eligibility for individual assistance as requested by Governor Pete Ricketts.   

The counties include: Richardson,  Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Custer, Knox, Nance, Saline, Thurston and the Santee Sioux Nation.

The letter concludes the severity of damage from flooding presents the need for immediate action.