Thousands of Uninsured Homes were in Helene’s path

Washington Post | October 4, 2024

In Buncombe County, N.C., where an entire town disappeared beneath floodwaters, less than 1 percent of households had flood insurance. In Unicoi County, Tenn., where dozens of residents were stranded atop a hospital roof as waters rose, it was under 2 percent.

On average, just a tiny fraction of households in the inland counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and its remnants had flood insurance, according to a Washington Post analysis of recent data from the National Flood Insurance Program. Across seven affected states, only 0.8 percent of homes in inland counties affected by the storm had flood insurance. By contrast, 21 percent of homes in coastal counties in those areas had coverage.

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6 Comments on Thousands of Uninsured Homes were in Helene’s path

  1. A further impoverishment and weakening of White Americans. A welcome outcome for the talmudics and the anti white hordes ofc.

  2. If you have a mortgage then you must have property insurance, it’s required — does the mortgage holder also stipulate what must be covered? — I imagine to some extent.

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