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Subscribe to RSSHelicopter aerials show an out-of-control blaze burning in Mantoloking, N.J., a community left devastated by Superstorm Sandy. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.
A section of Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Mantoloking, N.J., was ablaze again Wednesday morning, two days after 14 homes burned in the affluent barrier island enclave.
Video from NBCNewYork.com showed flames possibly fueled by broken natural gas lines raging in the town about 50 miles east of Trenton on Wednesday.
A large cluster of flames could be seen as smaller fires spread out from it, TODAY’s Natalie Morales reported.
Ocean County Emergency Management officials said they believed ruptured natural gas lines caused the flames to rekindle Wednesday.
Impassable roads hindered Bricktown firefighters’ efforts to reach the blazes, NBCNewYork.com reported.
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Morales, who observed the fires from a helicopter early Wednesday, described the area as devastated.
“What was shoreline and beautiful, waterfront properties were completely pushed back, gone, and covered by sand,” Morales reported.
“This is part of a barrier island; it’s very much cut off,” she said.
Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening on a destructive and deadly path across the Northeast.
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Most of these people probably don't have flood insurance and will want FEMA (taxpayers) to bail them out and then will go right back and rebuild.
And if they don't the banks gonna eat the mortgages? You offering to buy the land so they don't? You expect them to lose everything, all personal possessions, home and business or place of work and do what? What would you do genius? Natural disasters occur everywhere. People rebuild in tornado prone Oklahoma, in earthquake and wildfire California, in flood prone Midwest communities. I know your solution is F them.
Ron
At the mouth of the Skagit River in Washington State there is Fir Island, right in the middle of the river. We, the feds, have been rebuilding those houses due to floods for the same people for every bit of the 55 years I have lived in the State. There is more thruth than you know in what you said.
In the states without POLITICAL PULL - FEMA mandates the redrawing of the flood zones. Ask TN and NC about their NEW flood Zones...
It is only the RICH & POLITICALLY connected that get to rebuild using the Federal flood Insurance program...
If it was you or me, we would still have a plot of land that was unbuildable/restricted and insurance/mortgage due...
I had a friend that was 12+miles from the water & his house was washed away during Fran. It had historically never flooded there prior. The next month, he still had to pay the mortgage & insurance bill. BTY - The insurance company did not pay ANYTHING and the mortgage company still required him to have HO insurance...
My wife and I stopped at Atlantic City a few years ago. Sounds like the storm did everyone a favor.
It doesn't quite work like that. We've actually been through a hurricane and dealt with FEMA and believe me, they don't just give away money without documentation and they don't reimburse people who build in areas where they can't even obtain flood or property insurance.
Devils son, people lose everything all the time and still owe mortgages and financial institutions. There is no need to bail out every person who makes a decision then loses everything. The bank makes a bad loan on risky property. That's life. Tough. Who's gonna make the payouts, you? No it would be every citizen of this country. Recent news article states that Obama said: "By embracing self-reliance and resiliency -- "take care of yourselves" and "we will get through this...". Well that says it all. Each and every person must be self-reliant and not depend on the government for assistance.
Now, now Joe
These are rich people, they deserve the help
The're not like "those" people in New Orleans
Just a note from someone who has recovered from several hurricanes.
Those of you who want to play political games with this are just plain embiciles.
These people will have to do what all others ave done in the past - gather the items that can be salvaged from the aftermath, pull themselves together and rebuild their lives. God speed with your recoveries.
The people that houses burned will receive a insurance settlement check...
Those people that houses flooded will receive NOTHING. Unless they have flood insurance...
After this storm the insurance companies & state will establish NEW FLOOD zones...
The lucky ones will be able to rebuild on their property, if they are outside of the new flood zones. Though they may have to be built on stilts..
The unlucky ones will have; lots to clear, mortgages to pay, and a piece of land they CAN NOT build on...
They ALL will be faced with higher insurance policies. The state of NC is already proposing to INCREASE their coastal HO Polices by 30%...
BTY - I have lived on the East Coast for over 30+years, and seen ALL of these happen to neighbors...
FEMA - Is a joke and waste of time for the average person with losses. In EXTREME cases they do help, the needy. But they are the ones that drive the NEW FLOOD Zone regulations/restrictions that prevent timely rebuilding...
Rich people with expensive ocean front estates should NOT be helped or bailed out using taxpayer funds---they should be required to eat their losses. Ayway, far too much prime ocean front property is owned by the filthy rich--Kennedys, Kerrys, NY socialites, big Bankers, rich Stockbrokers, big Capitaliists, and a few corrupt Politicians who hit it big doing "public service" (ha ha). Let's not only redistribute wealth but also land---those with not so expensive homes and land are now beach front property...Let's appropriate destroyed land and make it into a public access park and/or open area for all citizens to enjoy.