Saturday, May 31, 2008

Flood clean-up

I went up to Platte Center yesterday to check things out. Mark called earlier that morning saying the guys said there were 15 inches of water in the warehouse and corn cobs everywhere.

It was better than I was expecting when I got there. There were corn cobs all around outside. The UPS room in the shop was kinda muddy/silty. Nothing better than just staying it stinks! :)
One warehouse, the door has 2 panels at the bottom bent in. The silt in that building is pretty thick.
And behind the shop, some of their pipe ended up in the neighbor's front yard. (Maybe good that it is the parents of Mark's best friend) :)

Some people were fortunate. Mark's friends parents only had water in their garage...but another friend, her grandparents had water all over their basement. The Salvation Army is up there today providing lunch for all the workers and people helping clean up. Thank you to them!!

The highway north and south between Columbus and Norfolk was partially open this morning. But we have heard a lot of the water has now been flowing east, so those towns are now starting to flood and close down roads. We are just hoping the rain that comes in the next 4 days, or so, does not make anything going on now any worse!

The first picture is of Elm Creek, runs right thru the center of Platte Center. This then runs into Shell Creek to overflow into the fields and across the highway as in the 2nd picture. These were taken by a friend of ours yesterday morning.


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