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Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo

FILE - Volunteers from Baptists On Mission and Home Builders Institute work at the home of Clifton Hall, assisting with ongoing repairs due to damage caused by Hurricane Florence in 2018, in Spring Lake, N.C., Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) FILE - Homeowner Jennifer Baker walks through the front door of her home damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018 while repairs continue in Spring Lake, N.C., Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) FILE - Several abandoned vehicles sit in flood waters caused by Hurricane Matthew at the intersection of John and Benton streets in Goldsboro, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. (Casey Mozingo/The Goldsboro News-Argus via AP, File) FILE - A portion of Wood Peck Road near Bradshaw's Garage outside of Goldsboro, N.C., washed away due to flood waters caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. (Casey Mozingo/The Goldsboro News-Argus via AP, File) FILE - Floodwaters from the Neuse River surround several homes after Hurricane Matthew in the western part of Wayne County near Goldsboro, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. (Casey Mozingo/The Goldsboro News-Argus via AP, File)
Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo