Flooding In Mobile County Leaves Some Homeless

Mobile County Flooding Major flooding around the area was disastrous for some.

by Chad Petri

Published: Sat, March 28, 2009 - 5:11 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, March 28, 2009 - 5:19 pm CST

Carrying a suitcase through flood waters isn't just an act of charity for Glenda Hilliard; it's also an act of courage.

“I'm scared to death of water, snakes, everything, but these people got to have some help,” says Hilliard. Heavy rains flooded the Cold Hole RV Park. The weather left three people without a home. The flooding is being complicated by another creek spilling across Bellingrath Road, making their camper a total loss.

“[The] water getting in is about an inch and a half now and it's the only place I have to live,” says Ronald Morrison. After saving as much as they can the most difficult part for this family is where they go from here.

“Well my husband and I will sleep in the car tonight and just wait for it to go down,” says Cynthia Sammons. She says she had to call the fire department to help her wheelchair bound husband Jimmy out of the camper when the waters started to rise.

“Well it was cold and I was afraid to get in the water, with snakes and electrical wires, that go to the camper, I was afraid that I would lose my balance,” says Cynthia. Elsewhere in Mobile County, flood waters covered dirt roads around Highway 188. Homeowners here say this happens all too often.

“It's aggravating because you walk out your yard you step up into mud got no way to drain the water out of it,” says homeowner Jean Lee. Jean says they're lucky they didn’t' have substantial property damage.

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