Flash flooding leaves some Ohio residents with feet of water in homes

Описание: Flash flooding this week left some Millville residents with feet of water in their basements, and the Ross Township Fire Department has been helping homeowners pump it out.

People who live near Indian Creek said they are used to watching the water during heavy rain, but many in the area were surprised by how quickly the creek rose this week. In the days after the flooding, sump pumps could still be heard running as hoses drained water into the street in Millville.

Emma Barnes, a Millville resident, said she woke up to find her basement had flooded with a few feet of water.

"It wasn't here when I went to bed. I got up at 4 o'clock and started to put the dogs out on the back porch, and there was mud. I turned around and looked out there, and the whole place had already [flooded] off the porch," Barnes said.

Instead of calling a private company, though, Barnes contacted the Ross Township Fire Department for help. Fire Chief Chris Johns said pumping out flooded basements is something the department has long done.

"I can remember when I started in '93, we were pumping basements. This week, we started pumping basements about midnight Wednesday night after the rain, and they were out all day yesterday pumping basements out in the village. And we're actually out doing some more this morning," Johns said.

Crews were close to getting all the water out of Barnes’ home, Johns said.

Down the street, firefighters brought in a larger pump to handle an apartment building's basement that had significantly more water.

"That had about 6 or 7 feet of water [in the basement], and we actually used the hard suction on our pumper to suck that water out, take it through the pump and discharge it through a 2.5-inch hose into the creek," Johns said.

No injuries were reported, but residents were expected to spend the next few days cleaning up and drying out. Barnes said she appreciated the department’s help and its efforts to check on neighbors.

"They're a great thing to have. They've been around all the houses and checking on people and, you know, getting people out that needed to get out, down by the creek," Barnes said.

As of Friday afternoon, the fire department was winding down its basement-pumping operations, but with more rain in the forecast, residents were expected to keep a close watch on Indiana Creek and make sure valuables are not stored in basements.


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