Through the floodwaters of Cameron County, officials made their rounds Wednesday in the outskirts of San Benito to get a closer look at people's homes

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent the day driving to different Cameron County neighborhoods with county emergency management officials to get a better look at homes and damages.

“Every time we have a disaster, they are tasked to come down here and help do evaluations,” Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Tom Hushen said.

FEMS is working with several agencies to assess the damage, and traveling to different parts of the county to get it done. This includes coming out to the outskirts of San Benito, Laureles and Santa Rosa.

The Texas Army National Guard had to step in with their trucks to get through the floodwaters of Green Valley Farms near San Benito.

People who live in the area walked up to officials to talk about the damage to their homes

Evaluations are being done on the properties. Survey crews need to learn the extent of the damage, including if a home is considered destroyed.

“I'm sure it is possible, but my idea of destroyed and FEMA's idea of destroyed is two different things, so we are working with them,” Hushen said

Hushen said there needs to be a total of around 80 homes destroyed in order to meet the threshold to get federal individual assistance. That number is in Cameron County alone.

“Most of the homes in this area, I can tell you we’re gonna classify as destroyed,” Hushen said.

Now, people are hoping that help comes in.

The best way to get help to rebuild is to fill out the state's damage assessment tool online.

FEMA crews will use the survey information to find the storm damaged homes easier. 

If the area meets the threshold for damage, people could get access to individual assistance. It also opens the door for counties and cities to get help with flooding infrastructure projects in the future. 

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