Federal officials Monday were touring the damage in some of the towns hit hardest by last month's floods.
In Goffstown, crews were cleaning up from another stormy weekend that washed away some of the roads that had just been repaired from the May floods. Residents said they were grateful to see officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as they worked on repairing their homes.
"I've been working down here around the clock trying to get the house livable again," resident Marc Larochelle said. "It's one day at a time now. If we could get a couple days without rain, it would be great."
U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley toured Goffstown with the FEMA officials. He said that he wants to make sure that flood victims know how to get help and what to do to speed up the process.
"Document the impact that it's had on your property," Bradley said. "Take pictures and try to get estimates of the cost of repair."
Art Cleaves, the new FEMA regional director, said that the damage in New Hampshire was more widespread than what he saw in Maine, where he was recently the state's emergency management director.
"Coming over here and seeing the individual damage -- a lot more homes have been impacted here," Cleaves said.
In Goffstown, 67 homes have restricted access, meaning that residents are only allowed in to conduct repairs. Local officials are also trying to determine the impact the floods had on the town's budget.
"Our police department, our fire department, our public works crews that are out 24 hours a day," Selectman Philip D'Avanza. "Home heating oil, we're going to be hit with the rising cost of salt again, and it's just money, money, money."
Bradley said that anyone who needs federal help should call (800) 621-3362 to apply for aid.
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