Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene's path

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6. Good grief, but am not surprised. Seems like every massive storm that comes ashore, raises these very same issues

again and again. But it still happens.

This time around, the rains were massive, and 1 in a 500-year flood events all across the area. I wonder how many of these homes were (1) actually located in a flood plain vs. (2) those that got flooded, but weren't in a flood plain?

Seems like to me that states should mandate that if folks chose to build in these areas, then they have to have insurance too. No exceptions. But obviously this is not the case (until the home has a mortgage that the mortgage holder demands that the home buyer have the appropriate insurance).