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Excerpt from Oral History Interview with Aaron and Jenny Cavenaugh, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0281. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) See Entire Interview >>

Extensive damage, overlooked by FEMA

Aaron and Jenny Cavenaugh describe the extent of the water damage inside their home. The walls ran with water when they started removing them, and the smell of mildew was enough to burn their nostrils. FEMA had told them they did not need to remove their walls.

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Oral History Interview with Aaron and Jenny Cavenaugh, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0281. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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