Long road to recovery for Meota residents affected by flood
Flood water has been pumped out of basements and now the long rebuilding process begins in a small resort town.
Meota experienced three to six inches of rain over a two-hour period on Sunday, July 10. Roughly 25 homes were affected.
Local resident Don Roach was out of town at the time when he received a call from his wife about gurgling sounds in the basement. When she went to check it out he said she saw the toilet and bathtub overflowing with dark brown water.
“It’s really tough right now but we will get through it,” Roach said. “It destroyed our water heater, furnace, fridge and the carpet but that’s all covered by insurance. It’s the pictures and the memories we might never get back that will be the tough part.”