WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA — Clean-up efforts are underway after devastating flooding swept through part of the region this week.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, over 300 buckets will be filled with cleaning supplies and are free to anyone impacted by this historic flood.
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Residents may have to deal with more rain this weekend as they are about to use cleanup buckets to clean up damage from this week’s storms.
Lowe’s will start handing out buckets in a Richmond, Indiana, parking lot on Saturday.
Churches have been busy getting supplies to flood victims.
“They’ll say, well, I don’t want to take too much,” said Nancy Alford. “No, that’s what it’s here for.”
She has lived in Cambridge City her whole life and has never experienced a flood like this.
“Just broke my heart, because I’ve walked these streets, I drive them every day, and you know, I’ve lived here,” said Alford.
News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins said that Cambridge City Christian Church collected 200 donations of supplies, food, and clothes.
These supplies came from all over the country, including the Miami Valley.
Some of Alford’s family live in Vandalia.
They drove over an hour to drop off supplies.
“Donations were just coming in,” she said. “One right after another, I mean, that was overwhelming. But then we’ve had a lot of people come in that needed it.”
Jenkins says that this historic flooding now means some people here in Wayne County cannot stay in their homes.
Pastor Danny Berry, Cambridge City Christian Church, said they need donations.
“We especially need things to help with cleanup,” he said. “We have a lot of food and things, but we need, like, buckets, because it’s going to take a lot to clean up.”
With so much destruction, volunteers like Alford are up for the challenge.
“Some have come in tears. Some just needed a hug and a smile. So it’s just very rewarding,” she said.
The bucket giveaway starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
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