Restoration and cleanup crews are keeping busy as Sandy makes her way out of the Susquehanna Valley. We rode along with one cleanup crew Tuesday afternoon.
Monday night there was a lot of rain, and not a significant amount of power outages in most of the area.
But there were some areas that heavy rains and power outages had a serious impact on at least one home.
During the ride along, we visited one home in Enola where rain waters did the most damage.
Ken Zimmerman with service first told us that even though you may have pumps in your basement, it doesn't mean they will work, "With electricity going out last night, sub pumps didn't fail, they just couldn't operate."
Yes its cliche, the water has to go somewhere...and a finished basement isn't off limits. And of course flooding isn't the only problem homeowners are faced with today.
One homeowner,Jaime Tiogo, had problems caused by wind,"a lot of roof damage."
Not everyone can afford a restoration service. For those who can't afford a restoration service...you still have to act fast to clean up the mess. Other problems can happen when you wait, ground water isn't clean and it can be contaminated. And even after items dry out, if your allergies act up or your asthma..service first tells us the item is not worth keeping.
Monday night there was a lot of rain, and not a significant amount of power outages in most of the area.
But there were some areas that heavy rains and power outages had a serious impact on at least one home.
During the ride along, we visited one home in Enola where rain waters did the most damage.
Ken Zimmerman with service first told us that even though you may have pumps in your basement, it doesn't mean they will work, "With electricity going out last night, sub pumps didn't fail, they just couldn't operate."
Yes its cliche, the water has to go somewhere...and a finished basement isn't off limits. And of course flooding isn't the only problem homeowners are faced with today.
One homeowner,Jaime Tiogo, had problems caused by wind,"a lot of roof damage."
Not everyone can afford a restoration service. For those who can't afford a restoration service...you still have to act fast to clean up the mess. Other problems can happen when you wait, ground water isn't clean and it can be contaminated. And even after items dry out, if your allergies act up or your asthma..service first tells us the item is not worth keeping.