Posted on 06/24/2008 7:06:37 AM PDT by BufordP
 What residents were hoping they could avoid has happened in St. Charles. As feared, part of the Elm Point Levee has burst and water is rushing through right now at a rapid pace. Authorities say that the levee burst in two spots around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. One of those holes is reportedly the size of a football field. Several homes and businesses in the area are now flooded. Officials say that residents in that area voluntarily evacuated before the breach.
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Good thing there were pontoon boats conveniently located to come to the rescue.
I am wondering when Chesterfield Valley and the "world's largest strip mall" will be under water..... it's not a matter of if, but when.....
We are on the north side of O'Fallon and well above the flood. However, I was shocked at the amount of water I could see north of 370 this morning on the way into work, compared to what was visible last night on the way home.
/Still waiting for my FEMA card or check...
According to kmov.com, they closed a road 5.3 miles from my Apartment in Saint Charles.
Curious indeed!
I went to Sunset Park yesterday to see the valley from the bluff, I couldnt see much from there, but I saw a number of helicopters. While we are on the bluff between the Missouri and Mississipi-we are in our own flood hell. Because the back yard and common area behind us wouldnt drain for months, it backed up against the house and now a large part of the back wall and the entire master bathroom has to be replaced. The walls in the bathroom started to mold and rot so fast, that we dont even know how far into the subfloor we need to cut out. To replace all the subflooring and drywall will cost 2200.00, and our deductible is 1500.00. So flooding sucks for even those on high ground. But we can live with one bathroom for awhile-there are folks along the river who have nothing left..
Man have you got that right...pretty disgusting isn’t it.
You know I can excuse the sheep in Louisiana who for the most part have been dependent on the democratic massas of the south...but where exactly are the feds in all this? The billions that have been sent to the army corps of engineers over the years -— for what?
This tragedy falls squarely on those politicians and their appoitned bureacrats that the good people who have suffered through all this have elected and who have trusted with their lives.
Shamefui bureacrats...they should be shot.
As I drove into work this morning, I took the back roads going through Old Town St. Peters. A good portion of the farm land northeast of MO Highway 79 is flooded out. Highway C (continuation of Main St. in Old Town St. Peters) is closed and the agricultural area is flooded north of St. Peters proper.
Many houses along Salt River Rd. (in St. Peters and O'Fallon--aka Tom Ginnever/Pearl Dr.) have been fortified by sandbags.
Truman Blvd/Cave Springs Rd. in St. Charles and Northern St. Peters is closed from MO Highway 370.
If the flood victims had been blacks living on the government dole too stupid to get out of the way of the flood, you WOULD be hearing all of it. But as it is, the majority of victims are white and the media has decided that ONLY blacks are incompetent and cannot care for themselves so white victims of the flooding don’t count.
You think we’ll get answers? Naw, me neither. But I’ll keep asking just to make it stick in their craw.
I am on the north side of O’Fallon as well. Salt River Rd. was open this morning (suprisingly). However, all the farm land north of Salt River Rd. is flooded. It looks like a lake from the top of the Highway 79 overpass going into Old Town St. Peters.
Did you know that Katrina also affected Mississippi and Alabama and that another storm (Rita)came in after her, that caused damage in East Texas and a part of LA? People of all skin colors had damage. They got little media coverage. Might want to add that to your list of “whys”
Did you know that Katrina also affected Mississippi and Alabama and that another storm (Rita)came in after her, that caused damage in East Texas and a part of LA? People of all skin colors had damage. They got little media coverage. Might want to add that to your list of “whys”
How close to Gateway Int’l Raceway is the flooding??
Any danger of the track going under water...I have some friends headed down that way for the weekend....possibly.
Flyover country in a RED state, dominated by law abiding, America loving Republicans, considered by the left to be EEEVVIILL Republicans.
That’s excellent news about New Town. Let’s hear it for forward thinking.
Should be all right. Looks like GIR is on the Illinois side of the river.
I think it is more than skin color. IMO the victims must be dependent upon the government. Most people help themselves and there is no political hay to be made from that.
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