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β€˜Here We Go Again’: Kentucky Residents Face More Destruction and Anxiety From Storms

The flood damage over the weekend was not as catastrophic as some previous climate disasters in the state. But the rains still brought widespread havoc, and painful reminders of trauma.

Β© Jared Hamilton for The New York Times

Flooding in Coal Run, Ky., on Sunday.

FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones

The agency issued an internal memo saying it would β€œpause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.

Β© Al Drago for The New York Times

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