BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Floodwaters were still blocking roads and trapping families in parts of Bowling Green nearly a week after the storm, including Brighton Avenue on the outskirts of the city.
“It was very tall, almost to my knees," said Brighton Avenue resident Zulma Lopez.
Lopez has lived on the street for nearly eight years and said she has never seen waters this high.
“We weren’t able to get into the house with rain boots," Lopez said.
Mother and son Nyota Muwa and Negri Horedi also live on Brighton Avenue and were trapped by the floodwater.
“We’re not capable of going to our jobs," Horedi said. "We’re not even capable to, like, even go shopping.”
“The water was about to get to the garage," Muwa said. "But thanks to God, the sun kind of saved us.”
Brighton Avenue is one of more than a dozen streets across the city that remain impassable. Mayor Todd Alcott declared a state of emergency earlier this week to help with recovery efforts.
No injuries have been reported in Bowling Green from the high waters, but the flooding has caused damage to many households, including Lopez’s.
“Now we’re waiting to start a restoration process to prevent more damage," Lopez said.
Local leaders said it will take five to eight days for the floodwaters to recede and added they expect some sinkholes and basins to open up as the water recedes through the ground and into the cave system.
