Counties are trying to get ahead of the rising Mississippi River by bagging thousands of sandbags. Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation one month ago for 34 Illinois counties. Multiple state agencies are still working side by side to save river communities up and down the Mississippi.
“I’m thinking a lot about what I want to do when I leave here and I’m ready to change,” said Silverman (R).
Metz (L) received his GED in about 45 days after coming into the program.
Homeowners say they are devastated FEMA isn’t helping with flood damage in McCracken County.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will visit McCracken County on Tuesday to assess the damage from the recent flooding.
Photo by Dillon LaRock
As people continue to deal with flooding in the Local 6 area, some of you are starting to clean up. There is a safe way to do it.
Although this week’s rain is not expected to be heavy, flooding from last month’s downpours continues to have a lasting effect on people in Livingston County.
A flooded backyard in Ledbetter
Another flooded backyard in Ledbetter
One of the flooded backyards in Ledbetter
Waters at the Smithland Levee and sand wall have receded significantly.
A flooded backyard in Ledbetter
Another flooded backyard in Ledbetter
What would you do if you lived in an area that gets hit with flooding year after year? Would you move? One local man says, flooding or not, this is home.
William Joyce describes flooding on Lydon Road.
Weeks have gone by, and there’s no fix yet for the families living around the mudslide in Hickman, Kentucky.
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are scheduled to conduct preliminary damage assessments in 54 Tennessee counties affected by flooding caused by a deluge in February.
Getting flood damage assessed is usually a lengthy process, but new technology is making it easier for local crews.
Floodwaters have washed out roads in Miller City, Illinois, which is near a broken levee. This week, Alexander County Highway Department crews have been working to get those roads back in driving condition.
