Chambers County Ike Victims Feel No Respect From FEMA
Bryan Rupp
Story Created:
Nov 30, 2008 at 7:52 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Nov 30, 2008 at 7:52 PM CDT
Hurricane Season officially ended Sunday, November 30 but the recovery from Hurricane Ike is still ongoing.
For one Southeast Texas city residents feel like recovery has barely started and they say it's due to a slow response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Oak Island was hit hard by Hurricane Ike and still looks like a war zone. It's a small coastal community in Chambers County south of Anahauc. Ike destroyed at least 350 homes there.
In a recent community newspaper article the managing editor of "The Progress" wrote a very critical article about FEMA's response.
Theresa Barrett says there's been little temporary housing from FEMA and Oak Island residents have not been treated with respect by FEMA.
KBMT 12 News talked to Barrett and an Oak Island resident Sunday, November 30 about their concerns months after Hurricane Ike.
For their statements and more information click on the "watch this video" link at the upper left on the screen.
For FEMA's response to the concerns of the residents of Oak Island click on the "FEMA Responds to Oak Island" story link.
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Monday, Dec 1 at 12:59 AM Susan wrote ...
Fema is all about the benjamins and ''pr'' opportunity. look what we did. lol a lil as possible because The White House had to get a new freshly cut Christmas tree instead!
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