NFIP Regulations Will Determine Whether Some Nebraska Families Rebuild

Nearly two weeks after flood waters overtook the southwest portion of Fremont, signs of the devastation are beginning to emerge. Debris left behind by the latte River and water logged items pulled from homes litter the sidewalks. "We’ve inspected 1,000 homes in the area that received some sort of flood damage, plus there’s probably another 100 businesses in the area that received flood waters," Brian Newton, the Fremont City Administrator said. Of the 1,000 homes inspected between 250 and 300 of them remain uninhabitable. Many of the damaged homes are in the lake communities located just off the river, but damage could be seen as far as a mile inland. City officials have been inspecting and tagging houses, determining whether or not families can return to their homes.