Assessing Cristobal’s impact in Waveland

The City of Waveland is still assessing storm damage following Cristobal’s impacts on the area.

- the city of waveland is still - assessing storm damage- following cristobal's impacts o- the area, including - storm surge and flooding.

- news 25's grant chighizola has- more on how the city fared and- how local residents can report- damaged property.

- - the waters have mostly receded- along beach boulevard in- waveland, making way for curiou- sightseers and allowing - - - - officials get a sense of cleanu- operations and preparing for- possible future storms. - sot-mayor mike smith: city of - waveland- "it's been a good trial event,- but i still think the eight-foo- storm surge was a little- much for this storm."

- waveland mayor mike smith - believes the city fared - relatively- well during cristobal, but- pockets of street flooding- still remain.

- sot-mayor mike smith- "the people who live in the - shoreline park area are still - underwater, the - streets."

- residents out and about checkin- the damage were - surprised to see the condition- of some piers and areas along - the - beach.- sot-richard breland: waveland - - - - resident "we had more damage- from this than especially a lot- of the piers are damaged- going down that wasn't in the - last storm."- as the city and county compile- damage reports and estimates, - leaders urge people to report - their damage to the hancock - county emergency management - agency.

- sot- mayor mike smith - - - - "you need to self report.

I - can't say that enough.

Self - report because there's a- threshold that the state has to- come to before public assistanc- is a factor."

With one storm- down during , mayor smith hopes- residents stay positive during- this storm season.

Sot-mayor- mike smith- "i would encourage people to- keep your head up, waveland's - doing well."

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