Recovery Photos

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in the West Plains Civic Center, which opened on June 13, will close permanently at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 8. In all, FEMA has operated 23 Disaster Recovery Centers throughout the flooding disaster area. SBA also staffs the recovery centers to provide information about low-interest disaster loans for homeowners and businesses.

Presiding Commissioner Donald Black addresses a Carter County community meeting on flood recovery in Van Buren on June 29. Carter County has held a series of community meetings to keep disaster survivors up to date on recovery efforts.

Testing a water sample for bacterial contamination in the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory.

Route 49 in Iron County shows damage after flooding washed away part of the shoulder. Three Missouri state roads remain closed due to flooding, in Jefferson and Mississippi counties. MoDOT crews continue to monitor these roads, working to clean debris and check for damage as the water recedes.

MoDOT’s Austin Hibler inspects a bridge on County Road No. 130 in Jasper County.

Seventeen-year-old Will Coyne, of Operation Breakfast, at his grill in Van Buren, Mo. Coyne, who will be a high school senior in Massachusetts in the fall, began Operation Breakfast with his father, Todd, to serve breakfast in disaster areas. The father and son team has been in Missouri since June 20. They have also served meals to disaster survivors in West Plains.

Floodwater flowed over Route J in Laclede County washing away the shoulder and weakening the road. MoDOT crews used excavators and other heavy equipment to repair the damage with tons of rock and soil.

Route T in Wayne County near Lake Wappapello is now open to traffic after being heavily damaged by flooding. Two Missouri roads remain closed due to flooding in Jefferson and Mississippi counties. MoDOT crews continue to monitor these roads, working to clean debris and check for damage as the water recedes.

Workers pour a new lane on Route T in Wayne County, which was damaged by flooding. MoDOT crews continue to monitor two state roads in Jefferson and Mississippi counties that remain closed due to flooding. As the floodwater recedes, the crews work to remove debris and check for damage in an effort to open the road as quickly as possible.

Potential FEMA Public Assistance program applicants attend a SEMA Applicant Briefing in Poplar Bluff on Monday, June 19, 2017. Applicant Briefings are not for the general public but for local government agencies and nonprofits considering applying for grants to restore flood-damaged infrastructure and recoup emergency response costs.