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After hurricanes, FEMA’s flood rules led to 32 Gulfport homes being demolished, displacing residents and threatening the city’s historic character.
After hurricanes Helene and Milton struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents of Gulfport face tough choices as nearly 100 homes were deemed "substantially damaged" under FEMA’s flood rules, requiring elevation or demolition.
With elevation costs often exceeding six figures, many, like 70-year-old artist Nancy Poucher, sold homes at a loss to developers.
The federal rebuilding standards, meant to reduce future flood risks, have led to the removal of 32 homes in Gulfport—four times the prior year’s total—displacing longtime residents and threatening the city’s historic character.
In response, some locals are preserving memories through art, with Poucher painting portraits of demolished homes, creating a visual record of a changing community.
Después de los huracanes, las reglas de inundación de FEMA llevaron a que 32 casas de Gulfport fueran demolidas, desplazando a los residentes y amenazando el carácter histórico de la ciudad.