The levee failed just after midnight
A river town, a quote that sticks, then the number that mattered on the second crest.
The levee failed just after midnight.
By dawn the school gym was a shelter, and
By dawn the school gym was a shelter, and the river was still rising.
“We did not wait for a siren,” said a volunteer who opened the gym with a spare key.
“We opened because the water was already in the street.”
Crews rebuilt 400 metres of bank in six da
Crews rebuilt 400 metres of bank in six days.
The number that stuck in town meetings was not the cost.
It was how many houses stayed dry on the second crest: 61 of 80.
Neighbours brought food before the officia
Neighbours brought food before the official trucks.
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The levee failed just after midnight.
By dawn the school gym was a shelter, and the river was still rising
By dawn the school gym was a shelter, and the river was still rising.
“We did not wait for a siren,” said a volunteer who opened the gym with
“We did not wait for a siren,” said a volunteer who opened the gym with a spare key.
“We opened because the water was already in the street
“We opened because the water was already in the street.”
Crews rebuilt 400 metres of bank in six days
Crews rebuilt 400 metres of bank in six days.
The number that stuck in town meetings was not the cost
The number that stuck in town meetings was not the cost.
It was how many houses stayed dry on the second crest: 61 of 80
It was how many houses stayed dry on the second crest: 61 of 80.
Neighbours brought food before the official trucks
Neighbours brought food before the official trucks.
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