More of Flood 2011
I somehow managed to fix my Facebook, so here are some more photos and videos of the flood. I'm going to try to talk Dan into having a photo day tomorrow where I can go and take some pictures myself. Now that the waters are *slowly* receding, I don't feel guilty.
It was announced today on the news that over 700 homes in Metropolis, which doesn't have a flood wall, have been evacuated. Our neighboring town, Brookport, has been completely evacuated as it's flood wall is showing signs of distress. Another town, Golconda, has a flood wall in place, but using it closed the entire town where no one can get in or out.
If you watch any of the following videos, watch this one. Paducah, where my mamaw lives, is the town directly across the river from Metropolis. For some reason, it makes you go to YouTube to watch it.
Aerial footage of Metropolis
More aerial footage of Metropolis
This is a video of a man's efforts to save his home.
Government housing
From the comments to this photo on FB, I learned that this young woman lived in an upstairs apartment with her children, and hadn't moved at this point because she had no where to go.
One of the major roads in Metropolis, located in the middle of town, several miles from the river
What's worse that sandbagging? Sandbagging with wet sand. This is what the weather was like much of the time that the National Guard was there. God bless those amazing men and women.
A better shot than mine of the trucks lined up for sandbags
When Bella saw El Tequila, she said, "Well, shits! My favorite restaurant is fluddered."
One of two car dealerships that had to move inventory to places such as the country club parking lot and the empty lot right across from the bank where I work.
This house is on the main interstate that runs out of town.
Sonic managers load what food they can into their trucks to help feed the families at shelters. Not far from here is a nursing home that had to be evacuted.
The streets turned into rivers.
So, yeah. Lots of sad, but things are looking up.
It was announced today on the news that over 700 homes in Metropolis, which doesn't have a flood wall, have been evacuated. Our neighboring town, Brookport, has been completely evacuated as it's flood wall is showing signs of distress. Another town, Golconda, has a flood wall in place, but using it closed the entire town where no one can get in or out.
If you watch any of the following videos, watch this one. Paducah, where my mamaw lives, is the town directly across the river from Metropolis. For some reason, it makes you go to YouTube to watch it.
Click to viewAerial footage of Metropolis
More aerial footage of Metropolis
This is a video of a man's efforts to save his home.
Government housing
From the comments to this photo on FB, I learned that this young woman lived in an upstairs apartment with her children, and hadn't moved at this point because she had no where to go.
One of the major roads in Metropolis, located in the middle of town, several miles from the river
What's worse that sandbagging? Sandbagging with wet sand. This is what the weather was like much of the time that the National Guard was there. God bless those amazing men and women.
A better shot than mine of the trucks lined up for sandbags
When Bella saw El Tequila, she said, "Well, shits! My favorite restaurant is fluddered."
One of two car dealerships that had to move inventory to places such as the country club parking lot and the empty lot right across from the bank where I work.
This house is on the main interstate that runs out of town.
Sonic managers load what food they can into their trucks to help feed the families at shelters. Not far from here is a nursing home that had to be evacuted.
The streets turned into rivers.
So, yeah. Lots of sad, but things are looking up.