Chapel Hill resident Heather Gibbs had lived at Camelot Village for only three months before severe flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal in July forced her to evacuate.
When water started creeping in from a corner of the apartment, she tried to move items onto high surfaces, but the water came in so quickly that she began to panic.
“I tried 9-1-1, but couldn’t get through,” Gibbs said. “I called my sister. I said, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t usually panic. But this water’s over my rain boots.’ I’m like, how can the water be over my rain boots inside?”…