Cleaning out a Flooded House

This home looks great from outside--structurally, it withstood the hurricane.

 

A look inside the window shows the results of flood water standing for four weeks.

 

The kitchen in this neatly maintained home.

 

Flood insurance typically covers damage up to the flood line. But when water stands for several weeks, mold destroys drywall several feet above the line.

 

Digging in to clean out.

 

All the drywall is stripped down to the frame.

 

Kenyon students were housed among 1,600 volunteers at FEMA Camp Algiers.