Hundreds of buildings across the Marines’ sprawling Camp Lejeune sport shiny, new metal roofs a feature that officials at the swampy, coastal North Carolina post said is key to ensuring they survive the devastating winds and waters future hurricanes could bring.
Surf City gets funds for emergency berm project Crews work to remove debris from the beach in Surf City (Source: Allan Libby/Surf City) By Dave Jordan | April 26, 2021 at 10:54 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 11:01 PM
SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) - Millions of dollars are headed to a beach town to help with Hurricane Florence-related expenses.
Florence had major impacts on our coastline, including subjecting the coast to extensive erosion.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, says that Surf City will receive just about $8 million to reimburse them for the installation of emergency berms to prevent future storms from harming property along the coast.