Flood recovery assistance and receding water

Kristin Eberts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Gov. Jay Nixon addressed the community during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.

Red Cross workers Butch Hammontree, left, and Robert Cooper, right, hand out clean up kits during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
David Bowman, left, and Nancy Bowman, second from right, work with Ruth Jaegers, second from left, and Cheryl Maloney, right, to file for unemployment assistance during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)

People visit booths for different agencies during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
Kay Griffin, right, of the Scott County Health Department, bandages the arm of Betty Parker after administering a tetanus shot during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. (Kristin Eberts)
Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (Kristin Eberts)
Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (Kristin Eberts)

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (Kristin Eberts)
Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (Kristin Eberts)
Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (Kristin Eberts)