Gov. Josh Shapiro has amended the Aug. 9 proclamation of disaster emergency to add seven more counties as ongoing assessments show significant damages due to catastrophic flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.

The counties added Tuesday are Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Elk, Indiana and York.

The amendment places a total of 28 counties under the disaster proclamation, originally issued for the following 21 counties: Adams, Bedford, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming.

Shapiro’s disaster declaration allows the state to quickly access funds and to provide state agencies with the resources needed to assist counties and municipalities with ongoing recovery efforts. Additional counties may be added to the declaration as damage assessments are completed.

The proclamation makes $5 million of state funds immediately available to assist with immediate response and recovery and authorizes state agencies to use all available resources and personnel as necessary, plus provides $2 million of state funds available for interstate mutual aid assistance if needed. The proclamation also cuts red tape, waiving bidding and contracting procedures, as well as other formalities normally prescribed by law.

The agency has established a Debby-specific website at www.pavoad.org/ts-debby-response/ and a crisis hotline at 1-844-965-1386. For other disaster assistance available, people can contact PA 211 by dialing 2-1-1 or 1-855-567-5341.

PEMA encourages anyone who sustained damages or impact from Debby to contact their municipal or county emergency management office to report it as soon as possible. Such damage reports help to provide information for eligibility for potential state and federal disaster assistance.