Michael Miller is photographed outside his home in Eastern Kentucky on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Miller’s home was damaged by flooding last summer.
Ryan C. Hermens
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Housing a key issue after Eastern KY floods
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More than six months after flooding in Eastern Kentucky caused hundreds of millions in damage, recovery continues with work to repair homes, bridges and roads, but housing remains a challenge for some.
A few of Melissa Bryant’s dogs poses with her for a portrait inside the dwelling where she used to live in Haddix, Ky. Flood waters destroyed the building. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Wiley Hudson is photographed inside a house he is constructing for his mother along KY-15 near the Breathitt and Perry county line. Her home, along with with Hudson’s, was destroyed by flooding last summer. Hudson bought the shell of the structure already fabricated and has been working to finish the interior. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Melissa Bryant is currently living in a travel trailer with no electricity in Haddix, Ky. Bryant has 15 dogs. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Michael Miller is photographed outside his home in Eastern Kentucky on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Miller’s home was damaged by flooding last summer. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Shane Farmer cuts a board as he works to repair the home of his girlfriend’s mother near KY 476 in Eastern Kentucky. Flood waters last summer nearly reached the ceiling of the home. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Some of Melissa Bryant’s dogs are photographed in her yard in Haddix, Ky., on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. FEMA offered her a trailer, but she wouldn’t have been allowed to take all of her 15 dogs, so she turned it down and lived in a cargo trailer at the lot for several months, until she received a camper trailer. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
This story was originally published February 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM.
