Flood Damage Surveyed In Crawford & Sebastian Counties

River Valley has experienced several bouts of flooding which has caused damage across the area.  Thursday, Emergency Management Agency Teams were in Crawford and Sebastian Counties surveying damage.  Crawford County Judge John Hall met at the Emergency Op- erations Center in Van Buren with city and county leaders to begin the FEMA application process.

Hall said "We estimate the overall county damage to be probably $1.5 million.  The most ex- pensive we had was road slides.  We've had three major road slides.  They are so big, we can't handle them here in Crawford County."

According to Dennis Gilstrap, Crawford County Director of Emergency Management, the county is working to get FEMA assistance for individuals whose property and/or businesses were affected by the flooding.

You can call 1-800-621-3362 if you believe you need to apply for disaster assistance.

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