![]() "I bought this house in 1972 and have never seen anything like this," Loughlin, who doesn't have flood insurance, told the South Bend Tribune. ![]() He was out of town earlier this week and returned Wednesday night to find his home surrounded by water. Last week, an embankment slide on the well-traveled route to Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino in southern Harrison County forced authorities to squeeze Ind. In South Bend's Keller Park neighborhood, David Loughlin planned to remove flood-damaged furniture and appliances from his basement. The National Weather Service reported the river was expected to stay above its major flood stage until Tuesday. Joseph River closed down a wastewater treatment plant for several hours in South Bend, a city of about 100,000 residents. In Indiana, record-high flooding along the St. Classes in several buildings were relocated and the school put up sand-filled barriers in an attempt to curb flooding. "After the water started coming into the basement, there was just nothing we could do," Ezzo said.įlooding also hit nearby Michigan State University, where some roads, parking lots and athletic fields were covered by water from the Red Cedar River that runs through its East Lansing campus. ![]() He described life this week in the house as "hell," noting couch cushions floating in water in his basement. Along the Red Cedar River in Lansing, 32-year-old Michael Ezzo told the newspaper that he was grateful to have flood insurance. ![]()
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