SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency
says residents along the Missouri River should buy flood insurance
now even though new policies likely won't cover losses from the
floods that began in June.
South Dakota Sen. John Thune had asked FEMA to clarify how the
National Flood Insurance Program applies to the current flooding
along the Missouri.
In a response released by Thune Tuesday, FEMA Administrator
Craig Fugate repeats a prior announcement that the agency considers
the current flooding to have started June 1. But he says getting
insurance now could protect residents if the current flooding
causes problems like a levee breach or the swelling of a tributary
after the policy becomes effective.
FEMA says it might consider such events to be "separate and
independent" of the ongoing disaster.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-07-05-11 1343EDT
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