Post by pavel on Mar 17, 2016 18:12:46 GMT -6
More than 935 structures have been damaged by flooding in 40 counties across Mississippi, and the total is expected to rise, officials said Wednesday.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson specifically pointed to three primary areas. In the Delta, grounds that were already wet gave the water no place to soak in. In the Pine Belt, Smithson said everything along the Leaf River is "pretty well inundated," and Mississippi 589 looks in places like it has been bulldozed. In Pearl River County, the Pearl River itself has set a record high.
Smithson said it's still too early to know the full extent of damage,, but he expects federal assistance eligibility. MEMA has teams on the ground throughout the state, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will have assessment teams in the state starting Thursday, he said. They will start in Washington and Coahoma counties, where officials hope the flooding will have gone down enough to start to see the extent of the damage. Additional counties will be assessed as water recedes and areas become accessible.
Across the board, the torrential rain was at a level not often seen. Smithson compared it to the levels brought in 2012 by Hurricane Isaac.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/03/16/least-935-mississippi-homes-damaged-historic-flooding/81862430/
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson specifically pointed to three primary areas. In the Delta, grounds that were already wet gave the water no place to soak in. In the Pine Belt, Smithson said everything along the Leaf River is "pretty well inundated," and Mississippi 589 looks in places like it has been bulldozed. In Pearl River County, the Pearl River itself has set a record high.
Smithson said it's still too early to know the full extent of damage,, but he expects federal assistance eligibility. MEMA has teams on the ground throughout the state, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will have assessment teams in the state starting Thursday, he said. They will start in Washington and Coahoma counties, where officials hope the flooding will have gone down enough to start to see the extent of the damage. Additional counties will be assessed as water recedes and areas become accessible.
Across the board, the torrential rain was at a level not often seen. Smithson compared it to the levels brought in 2012 by Hurricane Isaac.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/03/16/least-935-mississippi-homes-damaged-historic-flooding/81862430/