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‘I can’t get out’: These families lost their homes in Hurricane Ida. They’re stuck in hotels six months later.

"There’s still a lot of families in there struggling," said one Hurricane Ida victim. With a shortage of low-cost housing, dozens in Montgomery and Chester Counties are still trying to find new homes.

Courtney Ryan and Verdon Taylor and their 1-year-old son Kingston Taylor in their Exton hotel room Wednesday. Some victims of Hurricane Ida whose homes were destroyed in the flood and now are still living in hotels six months later. They are struggling to find anywhere to live because rental prices are so high and there's a lack of affordable housing.
Courtney Ryan and Verdon Taylor and their 1-year-old son Kingston Taylor in their Exton hotel room Wednesday. Some victims of Hurricane Ida whose homes were destroyed in the flood and now are still living in hotels six months later. They are struggling to find anywhere to live because rental prices are so high and there's a lack of affordable housing.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer