A Bridgeport resident says her mother's Olive Street
basement in the Hollow section of the city flooded with 4 feet of water during
the height of Ida.
Maria Caban says her mother is a senior citizen
awaiting Section 8 voucher authorization, and that she was forced to stay
inside her home while the storm flooded the family's basement.
"She's 65 years old, like, this
is too much for her,” says the victim’s daughter. “Everything
is destroyed.”
Caban says her mother and her son were pumping water
out of the basement since 4 a.m. Thursday.
The water was so intense that Caban says their
washing machine and other appliances were floating in the basement.
Cars nearby were stuck
in floodwaters and had to be towed away one vehicle at a time.
Meantime, Black Rock workers have traveled from New Jersey to help deal with
flood damage at one of several properties.
Sump pumps have been running for hours to begin the long process of draining
out basements.