Since early October 2005, MSNBC.com journalists have been documenting the efforts of the coastal Mississippi towns of Bay St. Louis and Waveland to rebuild from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Though the towns are far from the media spotlight on New Orleans, the intertwined fates of the people, businesses and institutions in these towns are emblematic of an entire region's struggle to recover from the most destructive storm in U.S. history.
SITUATION REPORT - Click a town name on the map below for census data.
- 55 fatalities confirmed in Hancock County, according to Coroner Norma Stiglet.
- 4.90 million cubic yards of debris -- or 68 percent of the total -- removed from public rights of way in Hancock County.
- $184.6 million in FEMA assistance to individuals in Hancock County; 26,996 applications for aid approved.
- 7,234 Right of Entry cleanups executed on private property out of 10,114 received
- 8,915 FEMA trailers occupied by Hancock County families.
- (as of May 6)
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