ABC13 viewers report waiting weeks for FEMA financial assistance following May’s destructive storms [Video]

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — We may have flipped the calendar to June, but there are still people who are trying to recover from the severe storms that devastated parts of the Greater Houston area in May. Viewers reached out to ABC13, saying they’ve been waiting weeks with no answers as to where their disaster recovery money is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Sandra Edwards doesn’t know how much longer she can keep making repairs to her home in Houston’s Fifth Ward. She said Hurricane Harvey gutted her house, forcing her to rebuild a few years ago. Now, she’s dealing with cracks in her walls, and her roof is slowly caving in after the derecho event ripped through the area on May 16.

“The storm woke me up. It came through like a freight train. My house started shifting and shaking. Eventually, I noticed my ceiling was detaching all the way around. With each disaster, it’s like I keep taking another hit. …