Palm Bay families lose everything in flash floods, pleading for FEMA assistance: 'Just demolished'

Families in Brevard County are desperate for federal funding and help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after deadly flash floods devastated Central Florida. More than a week after the storms, cleanup is far from over, and rebuilding won’t be easy for families on fixed incomes.‘Everything is just demolished’Several elderly residents live on the street, many of whom lost everything and now face the daunting reality of rebuilding without financial safety nets."This is a blue-collar neighborhood," said resident Julie Angulo. "She is SSI to SSI. You know what I mean? She doesn't have the money."For Angulo’s 72-year-old mother, Judith Vega, there is no home left to return to. The property was fully paid off, but like many longtime homeowners in the area, it had no active flood insurance or insurance at all."We don’t even have home insurance," Angulo said. "We paid off this house and that’s it."Walking through the gutted shell of her childhood home, Angulo pointed to the ba