State and federal assistance for homeowners rebuilding remains uncertain

Haines received a record-setting 5.49 inches of rain in a 24-hour window on Dec. 1. The torrential downpour left portions of town underwater and triggered a lethal landslide on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Liz Landes.

On Dec. 5, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a disaster declaration for Southeast Alaska after flooding and landslides damaged roads, public facilities and private property from Ketchikan to Haines. The disaster…