Federal emergency management officials say they’ll demolish dozens of damaged and flood-prone properties in eastern and central Pennsylvania.
Residents in Mahoopany, Wyoming County, Pa., cleaning up after flooding on Sept. 18, 2011. Many people had water into the second floor and lost everything they owned. Photo credit: FEMA
The properties lie in flood hazard areas in eight counties. They’ll be torn down, returning the areas to open space in perpetuity.
Property owner participation in the program is voluntary. The structures are located in Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties.
Eighteen people died and tens of thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
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