Paula Jarzabkowski can remember watching her mother scoop mud from the second storey of people’s homes after the devastating 1974 Brisbane floods. “For me, insurance isn’t just some product ...
Thousands of cars are damaged or destroyed by floods every year, such as those ravaged by hurricanes or major rainfalls. Don’t assume that all those compromised vehicles end up in a junkyard.
Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding.
East Tennessee and its mountainous terrain are a maze of rivers controlled by dams. Floods from Hurricane Helene tore through them and caused massive destruction as the water brought down roads ...