“Managed Retreat” from Flood-Prone Homes
Recovery Diva
JUNE 23, 2023
From CNN: Thousands of Americans are leaving homes in flood-risk areas. But where are they moving to? “For more than four decades, the US government has been paying cities and states to move homeowners away from areas that are at high risk of severe flooding. When a hurricane or major flooding event devastates an area, a neighborhood can send a request for the local or state government to buy the impacted land and give residents money to start over someplace else.
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