Earlier this year, a tornado removed most of Chapman, Kansas.  Many of the residents rode out the storm in their basements, as Kansans are wont to do, and they survived.

Now the tiny town is rebuilding, with some help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  But they can have the money only if they rebuild without basements.

FEMA regulations prohibit recovery funds from being used to rebuild homes with basements if they are in a flood plain.  About 95% of Chapman is in a flood plain.

Story here.

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