The flooding in this area has been unreal. I'm not sure if the roads are open
yet, but as of yesterday all the county roads were still closed. Almost everyone
came to church anyway, though.
In Terre Haute, there were evacuating
people from some housing additions and a nursing home due to flooding and gas
leaks. Some of our roads actually collapsed, because the entire culvert was
swept away by the water. Many houses and barns are under water. We heard stories
at church yesterday of local farmers having to swim the horses out of their
barns.
In the towns we are close to, the levee broke and they have no
water. The fire stations are giving water out, but they are rationing it to
three gallons a day per household. They will be without water for the next four
to six days if we don't get anymore rain. We have water because we're in the
country, and we haven't had much flooding except in the backyard, and it's all
down now. It's a really strange feeling being better off than just about
everyone else around us. In the past, we've always been the ones in need. We let
the people at church know that they are welcome to use our washing machine or
our shower if they need it.
I heard this is the biggest flood this area
has had since 1913. There are 44 counties in our state that are disaster areas.
I am so grateful to be in this house and not at the house we used to live in.
We'd be so flooded out if we lived there, and our drains wouldn't work for
months after a rain this heavy.
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