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Federal Emergency Management officials have released their initial review of the last two major floods that hit New Hampshire.

Their evaluation looked at the causes of the April 07 and May 06 floods and whether dam operations made flooding worse.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, many residents were surprised by some of the initial findings.

An independent evaluation of what caused the major floods of 2006 and 2007 is now underway.
The first public meeting outlining the scope of that project was held Wednesday night in Concord.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, the report will examine why flooding was so severe and if dam operations can be improved.

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Tonight on the Front Porch, we're marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans with a special documentary. Soul Savers in The Big Easy is the powerful story of the rescue efforts of three members of a civilian rescue team that became known as the "Soul Patrol". During their twelve days on the flood-waters of New Orleans's seventh ward, Rick Mathieu, Earl Barthe and Jadell Beard rescued more than 500 people out of houses and off of rooftops bringing them to safer areas for evacuation. Tonight they tell the story of their challenging and sometimes heart-breaking rescue attempts.

This feature comes to us from the Public Radio Exchange.

With floods first in the Gulf Coast and now in the Northeast and New Hampshire, an uncomfortable reality is emerging- many homeowners in risky areas don't purchase this kind of coverage...and those that do are often surprised at how little it helps them rebuild and recover. Laura's guests are Adam Scales, A Visiting Professor of Insurance Law at the University of Connecticut and Chair of the Association of American Law Schools on Insurance Law. Howard Kunreuther, Professor of Decision Sciences and Business and Public Policy and Co-Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Robert Sevigny, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner and Dan Gorenstein, Reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio.

Click here to go to NHPR's Flood Coverage page

Some of the state's flood victims may get help replacing their cars.