80 rescued by boat in Durham County as Eno River floods from Chantal
DOZENS OF ROADS IN OUR AREA
THAT ARE CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH
WATER.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, BRIAN.
THIS IS SKY 5 OVER A DURHAM
TODAY. LOOK AT THE EXTENT OF
THE FLOODING THERE FROM THE
AIR. IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
TO BE IN A RIVER REACHED A
RECORD HEIGHT AND STILL
OVERFLOWING THE ARES. ONE OF
THE CASEY IS LIVE IN NORTHERN
DURHAM. THE NEIGHBORHOOD STILL
DEALING WITH THIS, MONICA.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR THOSE
RESIDENTS.
>> YEAH, GERALD, WE ARE SEEING
FLOODED HOMES, TOTAL CARS, BUT
LUCKILY NO INJURIES IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU TAKE A
LOOK BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE
WHERE THE FLOOD WATERS WERE ON
THIS CAR. THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY
HAVE RECEDED SINCE THAT
RECEDING STARTED AROUND 7 THIS
MORNING. BUT THERE IS STILL A
LONG WAY TO GO HERE.
>> FROM RIPPLING STREAM TO
ROARING RIVER. IT, YOU KNOW,
RIVER OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS
OVERNIGHT RIGHT TO THE FRONT
DOORS OF THESE RESIDENTS.
WE CALL 9-1-1. AND THEY TOLD
US THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME BY
TO PICK US UP. REGINA MITCHELL
HAS SEEN FLOODING BUT NOT LIKE
THIS. YEAH. WE JUST SAW WATER
RUNNING ON THE FLOORS AND OUR
HOUSE AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE THAT HAD
BROKEN. BUT THEN WHEN WE OPEN
THE DOOR, WE REALIZED IT WAS.
I MEAN, IT WAS COMING IN FROM
EVERY DOOR. ONE RESIDENT LED US
INTO HER HOME TO SEE THE DAMAGE
FIRST HAND ON HER WAY TO FIND
SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAY. THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT THE ONLY
TROUBLE SPOT IN NORTHERN
DURHAM, FELICIA STREET, A
COUPLE MILES AWAY IS
IMPASSABLE. I COULDN'T SLEEP
LAST NIGHT AT ALL.
>> I KEPT THINKING ABOUT
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
HAPPENED IN TEXAS, THE YOUNG
GIRLS AND, YOU KNOW, I KEPT
SEEING THEIR WARNINGS ABOUT
FLASH FLASH FLASH FLOODING.
MAYOR LEONARDO WILLIAMS SAYS
THE REACTION OF RESIDENTS GIVES
HIM RESILIENT. IT YEAH, WE JUST
LEFT THE FLOOR. WE'RE GOOD TO
GO. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO
BE ALRIGHT. THAT RESILIENCE
EVIDENT EVEN IN THE MOMENTS.
>> A RESCUE. THANK GOD WE'RE
OK, DAMAGED HOMES, BUT WE'RE
OK.
>> NOW THE RED CROSS HAS BEEN
HERE TODAY HELPING PEOPLE WHO
WERE DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS
FLOODING. ONE SILVER LINING THE
POWER OUTAGE NUMBERS HERE IN
DURHAM, NOT AS HIGH AS THEY
WERE EARLIER TODAY. NOW
HOVERING RIGHT AROUND THAT 300