Evacuees Return Home as Cleanup Begins

Residents return home after evacuations are lifted as cleanup in the flooded areas now begins.

THE CITY'S EVACUATION ORDER HASENDED...NOW ITS TIME TO ASSESSTHE DAMAGE, AND TAKE THEFIRST STEPS OF MAKING A HOUSE AHOME AGAIN...KODY QUINN IS IN THENEIGHBORHOOD HELPINGFRIENDS AND FAMILY TEAR OUTCARPETINGAND REMOVE DAMAGED ITEMS FROM AHOTHAT HAD 2 FEET OF WATERINSIDE... IT'S JUST A DISASTER AND, I WASJUST TRYING TO HELPEVERYBODY THAT'S IN NEED.EVERYBODY OUT HERE FRUSTRATED,AND SCARED...'CAUSE THE WATERCAME AND THEY DIDN'THAVE NO POWER OR SOME PEOPLE OUTHERE RENTING THEIR HOUSES,SOME PEOPLE OUT HER OWN THEIRHOUSES.

SO, THEY JUST NEED HELPOUT HERE.QUINN TELLS ME HIS MOTHER ISLEAVING THISNEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE SHEDOESN'WANT TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING LIKETHIS AGAIN...THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITYAROUND HERE...ENTERGY, GETTINGTHE POWER BACK ON, ANDRESTORATION COMPANIES LEAVINGINFORMATION.

ONE HOMEOWNER TELLS ME SHE'SCOMING BACK,BECAUSE THIS IS HOME, BUT SHE ISPREPARING FOR A MONTHS LONGRECOVERY..IN NORTHEAST JACKSON...TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWSWESTBROOK ROAD WAS ONE OF THEAREASHARDEST HIT BY FLOODING INJACKSON16 WAPT'S MARCUS HUNTER CAUGHTUP WITHOMEOWNERS RETURNING TO THEIRHOUSES THERE.

WE ARE HERE AT THE CORNER OFMEADOWOAKS ROAD AND ARGYLE STREETWHERE PEOPLEWHO LIVE IN THIS AREA OF NORTHJACKSONSTARTED TO COME BACK HOME ANDTRY TO GET ASENSE OF NORMALCY AFTER THEFLOODWATERS.A FEW DAYS AGO, THE HOMES ONMEADOWOAKS PARK DRIVE AND ARGYLESTREET WERSURROUNDED BY SEVERAL FEET OFWATER.

RESIDENTS AT ONE HOME INTHE ARPULLED UP CARPET AND THREW OUTFURNITURTHAT WAS DAMAGED BY FLOODING.SOME RESIDENTS SAID THEY DIDN'TGET ANY WATER INSIDE THEIRHOMES, BUT THEY'STILL TRYING TO GET A SENSE OFNORMALCYBACK AFTER DAYS OF BEINGEVACUATED.

HERE ARE SOME TIPSWHEN YOU DO RETURN HOME: MAKESURE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCHIS TURNED OFF, DISINFECT ALLSURFACES AFTER CLEARING OUT ANYLEFTOVER WATER AND USE FANS ANDDEHUMIDIFIERS TO HELP REMOVEMOISTURE.YOU'RE ALSO ENCOURAGED TOCONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANYAND REPORT DAMAGE TO MEMA.

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