Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo, Miss. , May 14, 2010 -- Mrs. Marsha Barbour, wife of Governor Haley Barbour greets Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Housing Specialist John Garcia as the first Yazoo City "Mississippi Cottage" purchaser Eddie "Butch" Ketchum looks on. The unique MEMA "Cottage" program is a purchase not a lease, is a built house, and not intended to be only temporary housing for storm survivors left homeless in the April 24 tornado. FEMA and MEMA are partners in disaster recovery efforts such as this. George Armstrong/FEMA

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Title: First Placement of "Mississippi Cottage"in Yazoo, MS

Production Date: 05/14/2010

Caption: Yazoo, Miss. , May 14, 2010 -- Mrs. Marsha Barbour, wife of Governor Haley Barbour greets Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Housing Specialist John Garcia as the first Yazoo City "Mississippi Cottage" purchaser Eddie "Butch" Ketchum looks on. The unique MEMA "Cottage" program is a purchase not a lease, is a built house, and not intended to be only temporary housing for storm survivors left homeless in the April 24 tornado. FEMA and MEMA are partners in disaster recovery efforts such as this. George Armstrong/FEMA

Photographer Name: George Armstrong

City/State: Yazoo, MS

Disasters: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-1906)

Disaster Types: Severe Storm ^ Tornado

Categories: Disaster Officials ^ Individual Assistance ^ Recovery ^ Special Event ^ State/Local Officials
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials