Florida couple’s flood claim denied over 3.5-inch step, despite 12 years of insurance payments. Here’s why
After Hurricane Helene flooded their home, a Tampa couple’s insurance claim was denied because their sunken living room was ...
Long Island homeowners can apply for part of $20 million to protect against floods
The state's Resilient Retrofits Program provides money — $3 million for Long Island — for projects to help withstand storms.
Couple told their living room is a ‘basement,’ not covered under flood policy
After 12 years of faithfully paying for flood insurance, Jaime Giangrande-Holcom and her husband filed a claim, after ...
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Couple told their living room is a ‘basement,’ not covered under flood policy
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) considers a sunken living room a basement when it has a floor below ground level (subgrade) on all sides. In this situation the 3 ½ inch stepdown ...
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Oklahoma family says landlord won’t fix issue leaving bedroom flooded every storm
A family of 10 say their landlord has done nothing the past four years to stop a bedroom in their house from flooding each ...
After Tropical Storm Helene devastation, ‘Junaluska,’ town in Black Appalachia, hangs on
The small, 200-year-old community of Junaluska near Boone in the Watauga County struggles after Tropical Storm Helene.
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'Slow-motion flooding' plagues residents of Seward Lake area nearly a week after Milton
Tea-colored water covered the floor in every room of the house to a depth of about four inches. “Just walking in here just kills me,” Boyette said as she sloshed through her flooded living room.
Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger
Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a text message alert from ...