State hurricane recovery panel checks out Fayetteville damage
>>> IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS SINCE
OBAMA DECLARED A DISASTER
FOLLOWING HURRICANE MATTHEW.
73,000 PEOPLE IN 45 COUNTIES
HAVE CONTACTED FEMA FOR
INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
MORE THAN $152 MILLION IN
FEDERAL DISASTER FUNDS WERE
APPROVED.
THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN $76
MILLION IN GRANTS THAT WILL
HELP HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS THE
NEED A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
IN RESPONSE THE GOVERNOR ASKED
FOR $1 BILLION IN FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE.
HE SAYS MATTHEW CAUSED $2
MILLION OR THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE.
THE GOVERNOR FORMED A HURRICANE
MATTHEW RECOVERY COMMITTEE.
HE HAS BEEN TRAVELING THE STATE
HARDEST HIT AREAS.
THEY STOPPED IN FAYETTEVILLE
TODAY.
WE GO LIVE TO AN AREA
DEVASTATED BY THE STORM.
>> Reporter: THE TEAM, THIS IS
THE 3rd MEETING OF THE
HURRICANE RECOVERY TEAM.
2 MORE ARE PLANNED.
THERE ARE STILL SOME
CHALLENGES.
THIS HOUSE HAS DEBRIS AND THIS
OWNER SAYS HE'S GOING TO HAVE
TO RAISE THE HOUSE IF HE WANTS
TO STAY.
THERE ARE POCKETS OF
DEVASTATION AROUND THE CITY AND
COUNTY.
THIS HOMEOWNER AND 3 OTHER
FAMILIES ARE IN NEED OF HELP.
HURRICANE MATTHEW CAUSED THE
CREEK TO CLIMB ITS BANKS AND
CREATE A SINK HOLE IN HER
BACKYARD.
ENGINEERS SAY ALL HOMES -- ALL
4 HOMES MAY FALL OVER THE CLIFF
INTO THE CREEK.
>> WE TRY TO FILL IT BUT THE
WATER TAKES BACK OUT.
WE KEEP TRYING.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS FEMA WILL
NOT HELP BECAUSE RIGHT NOW HER
HOUSE IS NOT DAMAGED.
SHE LIVES 2 DOORS DOWN.
SHE SAYS SHE AND HER CHILDREN
ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER.
>> AS YOU SEE IT'S ONLY 3 STEPS
OUT THE BACK DOOR IS 8 138 DROP.
YOU CAN FIX THIS.
I CAN'T SELL THIS HOME.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR WANTS
LOCAL AGENCIES TO MAKE QUICK
DECISIONS ABOUT A LONG-TERM
RECOVERY PLAN FOR PEOPLE WERE
HAVING PROBLEMS.
THE CITY ISN'T ISSUING ANY
BUILDING PERMITS FOR HOMES WITH
50 PERCENT DAMAGE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HOMES IN AREAS
WE NOW KNOW ARE PRONE TO
FLOODING?
>> IS THIS AREA IN A FLOOD AREA
OR WAS IT FLOODED BECAUSE OF
THE BREACH OF A DAM OR
SOMETHING ELSE THE FAILED?
>> THE FOLKS THAT LIVE ON RIDGE
MANOR DON'T CARE WHY IT'S
HAPPENING, THEY JUST WANT HELP.
>> NO ONE PLAN FOR HURRICANE
MATTHEW BECAUSE THIS IS NATURE.
>> Reporter: UNFORTUNATELY SHE
MISSED THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE
HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT.
BUT THERE IS STILL SOME DAMAGE
OUT HERE.
NO RESIDENTS ACTUALLY GOT IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
SHE SAYS IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE
ARE PROBLEMS.
THERE ARE PROBLEMS THERE
LOOKING TO RESOLVE.
>> SO MANY PROBLEMS.