The Wall Street Journal | By: By Dan Frosch and Laura Kusisto | September 17, 2017:

As floodwaters finally retreat, officials must contend with tens of thousands unable to return to their homes.

The Government’s Growing Flood Problem:

Lillian Godfrey has been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor of her friend’s shuttered night club, alongside her daughter and two pool tables, ever since floodwaters swept into her home here last month.

Ms. Godfrey, 74 years old, has a federal voucher for a hotel, but hasn’t had any luck finding a room nearby. Her daughter’s cars were lost in the flooding.

“It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “The Lord closes some doors and opens others. He’s going to pull me through this sooner or later.”

As the floodwaters finally retreat across Texas, federal and local officials are now grappling with another vexing problem wrought by Hurricane Harvey: where to house one of the largest populations displaced by a natural disaster in recent years.

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