FEMA temporary housing program extended in Minot

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending its temporary housing program in Minot by six months as the city continues its recovery from the historic Souris River flooding last summer.

FEMA's housing program was to end Christmas Eve, but the agency announced Wednesday that it has been extended through June 24, 2013. State officials had asked for the extension.

FEMA made more than 2,000 mobile homes available after the flooding for displaced residents. More than 1,200 are still in use in Minot and Ward County. People who remain in them after the end of the year will be charged rent. FEMA says they also will be given the opportunity to buy their temporary home.

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