LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cleanup efforts continue after last week’s flooding that impacted many Kentucky cities.
Several days have passed since the start of what is now a top 10 flooding event for the Louisville Metro.
It was the third time Prospect resident John Gray has dealt with his home flooding in the five years he’s lived there.
“This is the highest,” Gray said. “The other ones ... got into the house, but not above the second windowpane, so none of our electric or anything had to be replaced. This time, we'd have to.”
Gray cleared out most of his belongings from his house ahead of the flood.
“We had a few things we put up in the rafters in the garage, and they got ruined because it got up that high," he said. "But for the most part, everything we had is not here."
Citywide efforts to deal with the water are winding down.
“MSD (Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District) had all 16 of its flood pumping stations in action, and we're down to two now that are in service right now, so those will probably come out of service on Wednesday,” said Sheryl Lauder, Louisville MSD’s communications director.
Twelve-and-a-half billion gallons of water have been pumped out of the city and into the Ohio River.
The two floodwall closures that are still up on 10th and 27th Streets are also expected to come down Wednesday.
“We hope that everything is back into normalcy by the end of the week,” Lauder said.
With cinder block walls and tile floors, Gray said his house is made for flooding. But despite the mess, he’s happy about the location of his home.
“It’s a pain, but it’s worth it to me so far,” Gray said.
He is staying at one of his daughters’ homes in the meantime, as his house doesn’t have power.
The city has been hard at work to clean things up, with the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3. Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, is expected to provide more updates Tuesday in a news briefing.
