ATTLEBORO – Three weeks after flooding slammed southeastern Massachusetts at the same time it was hitting Rhode Island, homes and businesses continue to pick up the pieces.
As of Monday morning, 4,587 people in Bristol Co., Mass., had registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and reported flood damage, FEMA spokeswoman Denise Everhart said. FEMA had awarded $6.6 million in relief to homeowners and renters in the county as of yesterday, she said.
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President Barack Obama issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Bristol County on March 29 after rivers overflowed their banks and damaged homes, businesses and public infrastructure.
In Rehoboth alone, the flooding caused an estimated $8 million in damage to the town’s roads and bridges, including $4 million in damage to the Wheeler Street Bridge, The Sun Chronicle reported Tuesday.
State lawmakers and the area’s congressional delegation also have been touring the region in wake of the flooding. U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., toured damaged businesses in Attleboro on Monday.
At the urging of lawmakers, FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Fall River to assist people affected by the flooding. Everhart said 127 people had visited the center, including 16 on Monday. The agency is considering opening another center in Bristol County, she added.
