In April, a “bomb cyclone” brought heavy rain and a quick thaw to Nebraska. Some estimates indicate that fifty percent of Nebraskans whose homes, businesses, crops, and livestock were in the path of the flooded Missouri River will not recover. World Renew Disaster Response Services (DRS) is helping homeowners get back on their feet.
One couple needs to have their entire house torn down because the flood damage is so bad. The husband is disabled and walks with a walker. They clearly cannot live in their home so will need to find someplace else to go.
There is another family whose home was flooded up to the ceiling. The sewage is now backed up, making the damage worse. The porch washed away from the mobile home, and it is now almost inaccessible since the stairs are gone and the trailer is several feet off the ground.
These are just two of the thousands of new realities that people in Nebraska are facing.
“There are more than a thousand homes that still need to be mucked out,” said Ben Dykstra, volunteer Regional Manager for World Renew DRS. “What we have seen is devastation—just devastation—whole neighborhoods were underwater.”
Partnering with World Renew DRS we can make sure flood survivors in Nebraska do NOT fall through the cracks.
