Residents in St. Petersburg are still recovering from flood damage caused by all the rain we’ve had this week.
For many, it’s a stressful and painful process.
Memories in the form of pictures are now soaked.
“We did like ten bags of baby pictures, I mean, this has been a nightmare. It really has. I’m sorry, I don’t know what to do,” said Susan Cooney, a resident in St. Pete.
Ruined rugs and debris cover the streets surrounding 58th Street in St. Petersburg.
“It came on suddenly, the street was totally flooded, the bus stop was totally flooded, cars were abandoned, buses had to turn around, there were fire engines on the street,” said Gail Cohen, another resident.
On Wednesday, intense rain barreled down in St. Petersburg, causing major flooding.
“It was up like five feet of water and we had a good six inches in our house through the whole house,” said Cooney.
“I went into emergency mode and we just started pulling everything off the floor,” said Dean Wick, another resident.
Neighbors said the water got so high, it even carried a car downstream and into a nearby canal.