Flood insurance gap grips Midwest flood survivors
Deborah Pavin in West Alton Missouri joins thousands in flood-prone zones without flood insurance. Despite 1993 and 1995 river disasters, many residents cite cost and disbelief, with only about 21 percent of flood-prone homes nationally insured under the NFIP.
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New Bern
N.C
Midwest
Sharon Cohen
Associated Press
Deborah Pavin
Missouri
Mississippi
West Alton
Pavla
Pavia
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Florida
Illinois
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
al Moore
Aetna Life & Casualty
Connecticut
Moore
Weekend Floods Flood Missouri Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Rain in the Midwest prompted flood containment with 160 National Guard members activated in Illinois. In Commerce Missouri, churches served as dry spots while residents aided neighbors. Upstream Missouri and Mississippi basins saw heavy rain and sandbagging efforts across several towns and counties.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Missouri
Mississippi
Illinois
Jim Edgar
National Guard
Baptist
Commerce
Connie Thompson
St. Louis
Edina
Bowling Green
Branson
St. Charles County
Missouri River
Nebraska
Kenesaw
Mississippi Valley
Morgan
Scott Counties
Sheila Dusterhaus
Illinois River
Meredosia
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