North Carolina Officials Work to Prevent Future Flooding
A home is seen inundated with water from cresting rivers from the rains caused by Hurricane Florence as it passed through the area on Sept. 18, 2018, in Linden, North Carolina. (Raedle/Getty Images) Officials in North Carolina are taking steps to help ensure that previously flooded homes won't be damaged again, regardless of whether federal flood maps indicate they are at risk or not. More than 75% of homes in North Carolina whose owners applied for a federal disaster assistance...