Six months ago a 6.0 earthquake shook Wells, Nev., collapsing four homes, damaging 35 buildings and causing destruction of the area. Glass and bricks are still strewn in the streets and downtown looks as if the earthquake happened yesterday.
Federal officials estimated that uninsured damages reached $778,600, but unfortunately this was not enough to qualify for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. City leaders say that uninsured damages to public buildings and homes was actually over $5 million. Twice the amount of Wells’ budget.
In a time where natural disasters are destroying cities, homes and communities across the globe, the predicament that Wells is in shows what can happen when disaster strikes an area where most are uninsured. In California, where a 5.4 quake shook the state just last week, less than a fifth of residents have earthquake coverage.
YouTube- Earthquake Slide Show
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