Pendleton County officials say residents have finished getting back into their homes after evacuations from floods earlier this month.
County spokesperson Rob Braun says the process went smoothly, despite the county seeing the worst flooding in nearly 30 years.
“This was the second or the worst flood since the ‘97 flood,” Braun said. So it was indeed significant, but everybody was so relieved that it wasn't as extensive as initially predicted, that we really feel like we got away with something.”
Braun says they’re currently sending damage reports to FEMA.
“We've had damage assessment teams out in the county looking for flood damage. Mostly we're finding water in the basement and HVAC issues as a result,” he said.
The sewage system for the city of Butler was also damaged as a result of the floods. One death in the county was also reported.
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