Some residents of LA neighborhoods recently got a nasty surprise. FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, recently declared parts of LA to be flood zones. But, as correspondent Judy Muller reports, FEMA used 40 year-old maps as the basis for their decision. And the City of LA failed to intervene, even though FEMA gave them the chance. Now many residents are facing huge bills for insurance, and are blaming both federal and local governments for hanging them out to dry.
Other Episode 205 Segments:
Michael Connelly: One-on-One
Novelist Michael Connelly honed his writing skills as a police beat reporter. He shares his insights about LA with Val Zavala.
An Open Letter to the New Chiefbr />
The LA Weekly's Jill Stewart shares her thoughts about the LAPD with us, and with Charlie Beck, the new police chief.
Web Extras:
Am I In A Flood Zone?
Check out this interactive map, and then visit Floodsmart.gov to get your flood risk profile.
Legwork: Documents From "Hung Out To Dry?"
If you like being a nosy reporter yourself, do the legwork. Check out these primary sources used to produce our segment "Hung Out To Dry?"
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I own a home in this same exact area. I am going the the same struggles that this lady experienced with The flood Insurance.
My house was built in 1924 and has never been in a flood zone. the problem I've experienced is that everything that is accessible by the internet is showing my house in a flood zone.
I check the FloodGov site and it reads critical flood insurance needed. This land is in no danger of flood ever.
How can I go about getting some assistance with this same issue.