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Not all of the devastation was in
Florida. There has been quite a bit of
damage in Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Alabama, Georgia,
and Texas. This has been a rough month for
many.
My little
town of Etna had a "500-year flood". The water was up to 20' deep in some
places as Pine Creek and the Allegheny river both overflowed their banks to
drench the town. With over 8" of rain in 5 hours, the Allegheny went 32'
over flood stage. We're looking at more than 50 homes being condemned here
out of the 250 or so that were flooded, and our neighboring Boroughs of Millvale
and Sharpsburg both also sustained heavy
damage.
President
Bush was just here to survey the damage, and he has promised relief from
FEMA. It's especially bad that since our last floods in 1986, there was a
150 million dollar flood control project, and the government declared that we
would "never have flooding again". Therefore, almost everyone dropped
their flood insurance.
The cleanup
is progressing, although slowly. Vacant lots in town are filled with
mildewing garbage that they can't get rid of fast enough. Submerged
vehicles (about 2000 in Allegheny County) are piled everywhere; there simply
isn't any way to move them all out fast enough. We also are coping with up
to 10' of mud in some places -- mud which has mixed with raw sewage from the
overflowing sewer plants. And as it dries, the clouds of dust have been
choking and reduced visibility to near zero... Now the National Guard is
around, and the place looks like a war zone. Half of the roads are still
closed around here, and it's a daily challenge to get from point A to B.
They are saying it may be months before all of the bridges are repaired enough
to drive across.
Fortunately, my house is at the top of 'Mount Etna',
and did not sustain any damage, but we were lucky. This morning I just saw
them bulldozing the garage I nearly rented for the DeSoto, Plymouth, and
Gremlin. It had been under about 6' of water. The two Woodies inside
were a total loss...
-Dave
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From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony
Boatman
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:01 PM
To:
L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] List members in
Florida
Hi,
Watching the devastation across
Florida the past
few weeks, I’m wondering how our list members there have weathered the
storms.
Please check in and let us know
how you are doing!
Tony in
Idaho
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