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Douglas County, NE - It's not just people from the King Lake area coming home following the floods. Now, the monumental task of cleaning up begins for many.
Flood waters rush into a neighborhood near 252nd and State, forcing many out of the area. Today, homeowners are back and the devastation is unimaginable. "What you smell is all the worms and all the deadness around it, that's what you're smelling," says Chuck Carlson who lives in the area. Worms, mud, and mold, it's the aftermath in neighborhoods filled with flood waters. "It's real sad actually, this is all we've got."
Carlson shows me the mud and water left in the homes in his neighborhood. 24 hours earlier it was entirely under water. Today, the water is down and the filth is up. "It's going to be a surprise to them," says J.J. Kuzma, with the Salvation Army. Kuzma has experienced many floods and the cleanup after. "You're going to have mold and everything else in these walls." To help with some of the devastation, Salvation Army is offering cleanup kits. On Thursday, 100 kits are headed to the hardest hit areas of Norfolk, with the help of Two Men and a Truck. "We just want them to know we're out here and we're ready to help ."
For Carlson and the rest of the folks near 252nd and State, anything to help clean up the mud and mess now filling their homes will be key in moving forward. Carlson walks down the road pointing, "She's 80-years-old, she needs cleaning supplies, Damon, who's right on the lake over here, Shelley could use some cleaning supplies."
Action Three News is teaming up with the Salvation Army to help get cleaning items to those in need. We need buckets, cleaning brushes, safety glasses, work gloves, mops, and disinfectant cleaner. You can drop it off here at Action Three News at 108th and Mockingbird or at the Salvation Army center at 36th and Cuming. They also always accept money to help purchase these items.
Reported by Molli Graham, mgraham@action3news.com
