Oklahoma City After the Deluge
I flew into Oklahoma City the day after TS Erin did a number on the state. Some areas just west of OKC received 10 inches of rain. This area already had suffered from lots of rain and Erin’s contribution had no place to go but into areas where standing water is not particularly desirable.
The Oklahoman, the regional newspaper out here, is filled with reports of tragedies and damage, using those placenames which are often charming in less troubled contexts: 250 homes damaged in Watonga; 80 damaged homes in Caddo County where half the roads are impassable and 60% of the bridges were washed out; Comanche County where bridges just fixed from earlier floods were damaged again or just washed away this time; the main street in Walters is under a foot of water; road and bridge damage in Weatherford; no potable water in Fay; the town of Verden is cut off by a new bridge washing away while the town of Minco lost 10 homes to a tornado, for goodness’ sake; Kingfisher counts 135 homes and a dozen businesses damaged by floods; roads and bridges in Kiowa County are still underwater. And on and on.
an image of frustration. Good photo, I must say.
More later
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