Outdated Fema Flood Maps Cost Uninsured Homeowners Millions; North Florida Hit The Hardest

Tallahassee Democrat, The News-Press
Mon, 07/22/2019 - 7:31am

Because Mexico Beach's federal flood maps weren't updated in 10 years, 80 percent of the structures destroyed were not insured.

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