Flooded homes rebuilt repeatedly with public money
WASHINGTON, N.C. — Floodwaters rose about 15 inches into Danielle Rees’ home in September when Hurricane Florence drenched this tidewater city on the Pamlico River and overwhelmed a local creek and marshland. The first floor was a sopping mess of gritty, swampy water in three bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry.”It’s part of living close to the river, and Washington is really low land,” said Rees, a graphic designer who grew up in the city.But she anticipates […]
