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Ridgeland flood victims return home

Tenants were evacuated from Harbor Pines

Ridgeland flood victims return home

Tenants were evacuated from Harbor Pines

NOW, A POSITIVE...IT LOOKS LIKE FOLKS ARE MICHAEL BURDETT IS ONE OF THE FIRST FOOD TO MAKE IT BACK... 1:18 YESSIR, I WAS READY TO COME BACK HOME. I MEAN...IT IS A MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY, BUT WE LIKE IT HERE, SO. BURDETT SAYS HE RECENTLY MOVED TO THE AREA FROM ALABAMA FOR WORK... LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS FACING EVACUATION, HE SAYS KNOWING ALL THAT WATER WAS BEING RELEASED JUST A FEW MILES AWAY WAS SCARY... :33-:41 I HAD TO GO DOWN TO BYRAM. STAY IN BYRAM AND BYRAM WAS OBVIOUSLY FLOODED ITSELF. SO, WE JUST HAD TO DO WHAT WE HAD TO DO AN... AND THAT MEANT GETTING OUT WITH JUST A FEW KEY THINGS.. :48-:55 CLOTHES, PAPERWORK, YOU KNOW JUST MAINLY NECESSITIES. STUFF LIKE THAT. STUFF THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. DRIVING AROUND THE COMPLEX, IT LOOKS LI HARBOUR PINES TOOK A GLANCING BLOW FROM THE FLOOD WATERS... 1:34-1:46 EVERYBODY WAS SCARED THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THE WATER WAS GONNA RISE AND FLOOD THEIR HOUSE OUT....AND, HAVE TO START OVER AND ALL THAT. BUT, WE'RE JUST HAPPY THAT IT DIDN'T COMPLETELY FLOOD EVERYBODY OUT, SO... OFFICIALS SAY 95 PERCENT OF THE WATER IS GONE... BURDETT FEELS LIKE HIS FAMILY DODGED A BULLET...THIS TIME. 2:09-2:18 I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RAIN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO TO THREE DAY'S COMING UP, SO...I HOPE IT GETS BETTER BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. MICHAEL TELLS ME HIS MOBILE HOME SUFFERED NO DAMAGE...AND HE WILL WATCH TH FORECAST, AND TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. IN RIDGELAND...TROY JOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10 SOME FLOOD VICTIMS ARE RETURNING TONIGHT TO THEIR FLOOD DAMAGED HOME
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Ridgeland flood victims return home

Tenants were evacuated from Harbor Pines

Some tenants in the Harbor Pines neighborhood in Ridgeland have been cleared to return home after evacuations for flooding were lifted.Temporary access was granted Tuesday for residents to check their mail and collect some belongings, city officials said. Residents said the water level had dropped enough to allow them to inspect the damage. Michael Burdett said he and his family were among the first to move back in after he checked with police."We reached out to the Ridgeland Police Department and they let us know the evacuation was being terminated, so we just kind of went by that," Burdett said.Amber Boykin's brother lives in the neighborhood. She said there was about 3 feet of water around his home."He didn't get any damage inside of his trailer," Boykin said.Justin Holiday said he's bless that his family only lost groceries because the power was out. "You never know what you lose until you ain't got your house. You never know, but now we are back here at it," Holiday said.Holiday said he and his family stayed with relatives during the mandatory evacuation."We have six kids and we've been living with my mom. I know she is ready for us to get out of there and we're ready to get back to our home, so our kids get back to comfort," Holiday said.Some of Holiday's neighbors struggled to find somewhere to stay."I had no place to go until a couple of friends stepped up. I have no family around here. I do have friends, but most of them live right here, so we all were in the same boat," Rick McKay said.Police said some residents won't be allowed to stay because power has not been fully restored.

Some tenants in the Harbor Pines neighborhood in Ridgeland have been cleared to return home after evacuations for flooding were lifted.

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Temporary access was granted Tuesday for residents to check their mail and collect some belongings, city officials said. Residents said the water level had dropped enough to allow them to inspect the damage.

Michael Burdett said he and his family were among the first to move back in after he checked with police.

"We reached out to the Ridgeland Police Department and they let us know the evacuation was being terminated, so we just kind of went by that," Burdett said.

Amber Boykin's brother lives in the neighborhood. She said there was about 3 feet of water around his home.

"He didn't get any damage inside of his trailer," Boykin said.

Justin Holiday said he's bless that his family only lost groceries because the power was out.

"You never know what you lose until you ain't got your house. You never know, but now we are back here at it," Holiday said.

Holiday said he and his family stayed with relatives during the mandatory evacuation.

"We have six kids and we've been living with my mom. I know she is ready for us to get out of there and we're ready to get back to our home, so our kids get back to comfort," Holiday said.

Some of Holiday's neighbors struggled to find somewhere to stay.

"I had no place to go until a couple of friends stepped up. I have no family around here. I do have friends, but most of them live right here, so we all were in the same boat," Rick McKay said.

Police said some residents won't be allowed to stay because power has not been fully restored.