WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) –
“It’s 1500 square feet down there and every bit of it’s underwater, or was,” said Odie Edwards about her basement in West Wichita Wednesday.
The Big Ditch saved their neighborhood from flooding. But now neighbors are dealing with another problem caused by so much rain. In at least one neighborhood just east of the Big Ditch the water came anyway, as the water table rose to new heights.
“They’re tearing out the sheet rock and all the mold, the mold set in down there and they’re getting that out of the house,” Odie said, describing the work a half dozen volunteers are doing on her home.
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