Other coastal residents found that perhaps the only thing worse than surveying damaged homes was not being allowed to return there.

Some families have repaired their damaged homes and refuse to leave.

The line of damaged homes and downed trees was over 200 miles long.

The many victims, forced out of their damaged homes by the thousands, say they are not sure who is most responsible.

Soldiers and other workers can be seen pulling down damaged homes as injured residents watch.

What should be the more solvable problem of making damaged homes livable for winter is also difficult.

Problems with access also hampered efforts to determine an exact number of damaged homes and businesses.

During projects, students typically spend one week repairing damaged homes.

Hundreds of damaged homes are being pulled off the market.

Some, who had already seen their damaged homes riddled with mold, did not have the will to take on the problems yet.