Flood RecoverySunday, November 8
Deer Run homes are still ringed by standing water, and the county says there's nowhere to pump it
The Daily Melbourne team
Five days after the rain, parts of Deer Run still look like islands. WFTV's drone found standing water around dozens of homes in the unincorporated community near Palm Bay. The homes sit on raised foundations, and WFTV had no reports of water inside any of them. Barns, garages and kids' play areas are underwater, though.
1-in-1,000-yearrain, as Brevard County described the storm
Brevard County called the storm a one-in-1,000-year rain, according to WFTV.
Source: WFTV
Residents want answers. Paula Vargas wears waders to cross her driveway and said, "Yesterday there were alligators." Valerie Amar Bailey asked, "Why is the water not moving?" and said, "The pumps didn't kick on." A county spokesperson said, "Until the water recedes, there is no place for that water to go."
Deer Run's yards stayed underwater through Friday
- Nov. 2A flash flood hits South Brevard, and Deer Run yards go under.
- Nov. 5County personnel fly over Deer Run for aerial inspections.
- Nov. 6Standing water still surrounds dozens of Deer Run homes.
Sources: FOX 35 Orlando, WFTV
- Streets hit: Antelope, Marlin and Horseshoe avenues
- County outlook: St. Johns River is moving north, so water should drop soon
- County plan: look at every area that flooded
- Resident worry: more rain, and how horses and farm animals cope
Bailey said the water has never been this high in over 20 years.
Sources: FOX 35 Orlando, WFTV