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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Hobe Heights residents continue to struggle with flooding as storms hit the Treasure Coast

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Hobe Heights residents continue to struggle with flooding as storms hit the Treasure Coast
Hobe Heights residents continue to struggle with flooding as storms hit the Treasure Coast

Residents of the Hobe Heights community in Hobe Sound are having to continue with flooding aftermath after more rain hit the Treasure Coast Thursday.

AFTERMATH OF DEVASTATINGFLOODS.

AS WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S DEREK LOWE REPORTS - SOMEFEAR THEY MAY BE FORCED TOFIND A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME- INSTEAD OF SPENDING EVENMORE MONEY TO STAY.<< LOOK LIVE: RESIDENTS SAYTHEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THECOMMUNITY WHERE THEY'VE MADESO MANY MEMORIES BUT MAY HAVETO IF THE FLOODING CONTINUESAND WITHOUT A FIX.

PKG: PAMASARO, LIVES IN HOBE HEIGHTS15:57 I'M JUST SO DEVASTATEDBY THE WHOLE THING.

PAM ASAROHAS LIVED IN THE HOBE HEIGHTSNEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 30YEARS.

SHE SAYS THE AFTERMATHFROM FLOODING HAS NEVER BEENTHIS BAD, EVEN AFTERHURRICANES.

PAM ASARO, LIVESIN HOBE HEIGHTS 15:07 I WISHTHEY COULD HURRY UP AND FINDAN EASY SOLUTION NOT TO MAKEIT GET THIS WAY.

SHE SAYS SHEDOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE.PAM ASARO, LIVES IN HOBEHEIGHTS 14:35 I AM 66 YEARSOLD OR WHATEVER, AND I'M SEMIRETIRED.

WHERE AM I GOING TOGO?

BUT MAY HAVE TO IF THEFLOODING CONTINUES RATHER THANKEEP POURING MONEY INTO HERDAMAGED HOME.

PAM ASARO, LIVESIN HOBE HEIGHTS 15:57 THESEPOOR PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANTTO LEAVE THEIR HOMES BUTTHEY'RE IN A SITUATION THAT IFTHEY DO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIXIT, IT'S ONLY GOING TO HAPPENAGAIN.

RESIDENTS SAY THERECENT FLOODING LEFT FORCEDSEPTIC TANKS TO POP LEAVINGWASTE IN THE STREETS.

DAVIDCRAM, LIVES IN HOBE HEIGHTS24:03 A LOT OF PEOPLE GETSICK.

IT'S NOT OKAY THAT THEYJUST LEFT THIS HERE.

DAVIDCRAM SAYS HIS LEGS AND FEETBROKE OUT IN SORES.

HE'S NOWCALLING ON THE COUNTY TO COMECLEAN UP THE MESS.

DAVID CRAM,LIVES IN HOBE HEIGHTS 25:01THERE SHOULD BE PEOPLE DOWNHERE DOING SOIL SAMPLES ANDTAKING THE STUFF OUT.

YOUCAN'T JUST WALK AWAY FROMTHAT.

TAG: WE DID REACH OUT TOMARTIN COUNTY OFFICIALS.

THEYSAY AN ADVISORY TO STAY OUT OFTHE FLOOD WAS WATERS WASISSUED BUT THAT THERE HAVEBEEN NO TESTS CONDUCTED YET.THEY SAY THEY'RE WORKING TOHELP RESIDENTS GET BACK ONTHEIR FEET FINANCIALLY BUTALSO SAY ITS A UNIQUE ANDCOMPLICATED SITUATION.REPORTING IN HOBE SOUND, IMDEREK LOWE.

WPTV NC 5

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