Despite rains long gone, Laurel Meadows homes are still submerged in water
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Published 2024-08-08
National Guardsmen approached several homes in Sarasota County where the flood waters were still inches from some doorsteps.
Others went by boat through flooded neighborhoods to offer their assistance.
Several neighbors in local communities are working together to get back to normal. In the Laurel Meadows neighborhood and areas near Palmer Lake, neighbors launched boats, canoes, and kayaks into flood waters to reach their homes and gather some belongings.
"Yeah, it's a mess. Our whole house is all flooded. I don't really know how to describe it. It's just everything, everything just got flooded and we were looking around and we were like there's nothing we can even do," said Paola Piascik, a Laurel Meadows neighbor.
The span of the flooding in Laurel Meadows, a community of more than 100 homes on Lorraine Road in Sarasota seemed endless.
"It was very dirty, the rugs are floating. We actually went with the canoe into the house. That's how high the water was," said Diana Carson, also a Laurel Meadows neighbor.
Several other neighbors were able to get into the development using Humvees, an Army Surplus truck, and swamp buggies. Many of them assisted with shuttling groups of families.
One group of neighbors which included doctor friends who came in to help from Miami began the day by transporting sandbags.
All Comments (21)
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Stop building!
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Never build or live below the local high water mark. As a kid, I learned from the sad mistakes of others.
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They build their houses on top of swamps and then wonder why there underwater
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Pump water out to where??? Serious question
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Those houses are toast. you'll be lucky to salvage and move back.........in 4 years.....
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If you live in that area of Sarasota, march down to City Hall and demand to see the maps for underground sewers and where each of the new developments put their storm pipes. Find out where they are all draining to. If you want to see officials run from you do the above. I'll bet you're going to have a good laugh or a good cry.
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The swamp buggy owners are so happy to be of use.
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At a certain point, in a stalled hurricane, the ground becomes completely saturated with water. The normal flow out of an area is blocked by other ponded water. Evaporation will take many days.
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Some Developer built homes in a swamp.
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Didn’t know they lived in a flood zone?!?! It’s Florida. It’s sea level.
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What's next? They move to Colorado and wonder why it's all snowy?
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Yet, they keep building in flood areas. And with cardboard and wood roofs. The favorite Forest Gump quote describe them perfectly!
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Does anybody really believe that Florida will not be underwater by the end of this century or before.
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But the alligators are happy, ?
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Government officials saying they'll do a study and here come the feds. Jackwagons
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It takes a while for water to go down because it has to drain off somewhere in those areas have to have the water drain off from them too. If you're living in the houses that are in low-lying areas especially in swamp areas where houses should have never been built, it's going to be an issue and the rain is not long gone it's only been a few days. I feel bad for them I feel like they've been duped by people who pretended that they could control the Earth
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Praying for a speedy restoration
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MFATW said there would be "a water event" He is always right.
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it doesn't surprise me that this town doesn't hold its residents in any priority or regard for general safety or care. this mess is an absolute disgrace. absolutely disgusting to see the lack of planning and urgency. definitely something is not right and the town will never know the true story of the neglect of their lives while they are in peril. shame on you Sarasota county officials.
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This is hilarious. It’s like building a house in the desert and complaining about sand.
