Flood Waters Leave Many Residents Stranded Prompting Volunteers To Donate Food And Supplies

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Road closure signings and flood waters rising feet above the ground are unwelcoming sights for many residents living in the southern part of Lowndes County.

“The biggest thing is you just get trapped and you can’t get in here,” said Bobby Taylor, who lives in August’s Landing and had his home impacted by the flood. “A lot of people, they couldn’t get out, didn’t realize it was going to rise up that high like it did”

“I’ve been at this house,” said Barbara Chain, whose home was impacted by the flood waters. “I haven’t left this house, didn’t go to church or anything.”

Wet clothes scattered on the floor and water residue markings on the wall is how the inside of Chain’s bottom floor looks after flood waters seeped inside.

The homeowner is trying to recover by picking through the pieces of the flooding and trying to salvage whatever she can.

“The river got out after so much rain so this is what we’re left with,” Chain described. “Everything is messed up. We got home insurance, but we never took out flood insurance.”

“It’s been a really tough week,” said Christy Tracey, who also had her home impacted by the rising flood waters. “It’s been hard. We’ve had to just make due with the things that we had, not being able to go to the store and buy things that you would normally have.”

Tracey said she’s also feeling the effects of the flood.

The rising waters have kept her from being able to go to work all week, and it’s also keeping her kids from being able to go to school.

“We’ve been stranded going on four days now,” Tracey expressed.

Desperately in need of help, Tracey sent a message to a friend asking for a helping hand.

As a result, that friend, Anthony Walker, sprung into action by bringing food and supplies to all of the residents in the community who were shut in and in need of a good meal.

“They’re overjoyed to be able to see us come out and bring supplies and stuff they need,” said Walker, who’s a native of Columbus. “They been waiting on us for a while and it was kind of hard to get back here, but once we got back here, they greeted us with nothing but love.”

“I just knew that Anthony would help so I reached out to him,” Tracey expressed. “We’re very appreciative of everything that Anthony has done to help us in bringing the plates of food and the donations and stuff like that. We’re overwhelmed and overjoyed.”

“We’re basically just trying to step out and do what we can do to help the ones that need help, because we never know when we’re going to be the ones that need that help.”

Many residents had to use boats to get them through the flood waters that came this week.

Those living in the community said the waters got as high as four feet in some places.

Parts of the southern Lowndes County is still flooded.

However, the water is continuing to recede.

Walker said he’s going to continue to give back and lend a helping hand to who ever is in need.