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Friday, April 27, 2012
MONTGOMERY - AL - The greatest toll on Alabama was the loss of life with 252 dead, and as people mourned the loss of loved ones, clean up had to get underway. ADEM estimates there were 10-million-cubic-yards of debris strewn across Alabama after that fateful day. Among all the rubble, the remnants of close to 24,000 homes and apartments that were either heavily damaged or destroyed, but the state and local governments moved quickly- removing a whopping 90% of all that debris within the first 90 days.
"We cleaned up the debris quicker than any state has ever cleaned up debris" says Governor Robert Bentley. "FEMA says that we have done better in Alabama than any state that has ever faced a natural disaster."
It would take not only hard work but money to recover. According to the Insurance Information Institute, the state had a total of 177 tornados in 2011. 62 of them hit on April 27th. It was that one week from April 22nd to the 28th that caused 93% of the state's insured losses. Insurance companies would pay out $2.9-billion in claims, but there were so many others who did not have insurance.
That has held up progress in some areas and Governor Bentley believes micro managing has, too.
"I would like to see the cities not try to micro manage everything and get out the way and let the businesses rebuild and let people rebuild their homes," he says. "That's not happening in most places but there are a few places."
Still, Governor Bentley credits not only the leadership of the affected areas for the state's recovery thus far but also the numerous volunteers who showed up to pitch in and help their neighbors in need.
"Alabama just came together, and they just did a wonderful job," the Governor tells us. "The entire state did, and I'm very proud of them."
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