The Jacobsens had to bound into their home to beat the surge of water as it came rushing up their driveway. Luckily our house was built on 85 truckloads of sand, so we didn't get flooded. We were like a castle on a moat. The Jacobsens still had puddles in their yard from Hurricane Dennis which had come two weeks before, when Floyd re-soaked it. Monster mosquitoes are swarming, tadpoles are swimming.
Trees are down everywhere.
He is a member of the Chesapeake Virginia stake presidency and the mayor of Franklin, Virginia, a town where the residents don't have flood insurance because they are on a 500 year flood plain. Traditional wisdom says that Franklin, far inland, doesn't flood, but Floyd turned that idea upside down. President Council has to coordinate the agencies that are assisting the town, while dealing with his own business losses. Toxic waste, barrels of oil, and dead animals all contribute to the danger of the water. Our stake is taking dinner to 400 rescue workers Friday night, and we have let them know we are ready to help at any time, but there's not much more we can do.