August 04, 2010
By: Carrie Van Brunt
The damage caused by flooding in the central Kentucky town of Berea was inspected by agents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who are attempting to tally up the monetary losses it caused.
A report from Kentucky ABC affiliate WTVQ says that insufficient drainage systems contributed to the destruction caused by the storm. "It has become more and more difficult for us to channel that water and control it," Berea city administrator Randy Stone told the news station, in a reference to the town’s storm sewers.
A FEMA representative told another local TV station, CBS-affiliated WKYT, that residents in flood-affected areas should be sure to take plenty of photographs and document all damaged and lost property, so that the home insurance claims process can go more smoothly.
Until recently, the federal government's flood insurance program was in limbo, but Congress has since moved to reinstate the program. Questions over whether policies purchased under the National Flood Insurance Program should cover wind damage have prevented it from passing the Senate, however.
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