Chalco Clean up (video)
It’s day 10 after the flood, and the cleanup is just beginning. That’s partly because a lot has still been under water until today. Now that the water is receding, the cleanup can begin.
This morning we went as a family with some people from our church to help serve breakfast. The highway is still closed, and it looks like there’s still some work to do before it opens. However, cars that were totally underwater are being pulled out.
In Chalco, those who have houses free of water (and there are a lot still full of water, even on streets that are dry) are sweeping them out and throwing their ruined belongings on the street to be collected.
Here’s a quick video to show the progress that’s being made.
Thanks so much to those who contacted us recently wanting to donate some food to the flood victims! If you’re willing to help, just send a cheque to CAM International or CAM International of Canada (details here), mentioning project #062250. Then let us know, that way we can spend the money without waiting for it to go through "the system".
15 February 2010 @ 3:40 pm
What a stinky mess! I’m just smelling it in my mind, which can’t be nearly as bad as being there but oh how my heart goes out to these folks trying to make life as “normal” as possible again.