Recovery still underway six months after historic EKY flooding

BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – This week marks six months because the historic flooding in jap Kentucky that took the lives of 44 Kentuckians and destroyed tons of of properties.

Rebuilding will take years, however the area has acquired numerous assist alongside the way in which. Donors from the world over raised greater than $13 million for restoration.

In Breathitt County, Wayne Getson is working to rebuild.

“I’m making an attempt to construct me a home again,” Getson mentioned. “I gotta have someplace to stay, and that is it.”

Getson has lived in Jackson his complete life. His trailer was destroyed by the floods, and when he heard what it could value to purchase a brand new one…

“I mentioned, ‘properly, I imagine I might construct a home for that,’ so I let in on it, and that’s what I’m doing,” mentioned Getson.

Within the meantime, he’s residing in a trailer offered by FEMA. Getson says FEMA has helped him with some provides for the rebuild too, together with members of the neighborhood.

Earlier than the floods, his neighborhood was stuffed with trailers.

“Just about all the way in which round. Retailer there and retailer there. The remaining was all trailers. And now nothing. Me. I’m it,” mentioned Getson. “All of them left; I stayed.”

When requested why he stayed, Getson mentioned, “I ain’t acquired nowhere else to go. That is it, you already know?”

Thursday, Governor Beshear introduced that the whole authorized from FEMA is now greater than $96.9 million. That’s a $1.4 million enhance since final week.

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