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Article: FEMA urges flood victims to finish repairs: ; Temporary housing in travel trailers not adequate for winter months, officials say
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 20, 2001
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Some flood victims living in government-provided travel trailers
are taking longer than federal officials expected to repair minor
damage to their homes, so they need to move into more permanent
housing before winter.
"The purpose of travel trailers is to provide short-term housing
for flood victims. These units are not intended to be used for an
extended period of time through the winter months," said Carlos
Mitchell, the coordinating officer for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Travel trailers do not have the insulation or heating system
necessary for winter habitation.
"We urge people to be responsible," Mitchell said.
Families who were given travel trailers after spring and ...