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LARA: THEY SAY, WITH
THEM, SEVERAL HOMES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD FLOOD AFTER EVERY
MAJOR RAIN.
KMBC 9'S BRIAN JOHNSON TALKED
WITH THEM TONIGHT.
>> HE SAYS THE PROBLEMS REALLY
BEGAN NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN THEY
FINISHED THE APARTMENTS UP THE
HILL, WHICH ALSO DRAINED INTO
THAT SAME CREEK.
PAUL KELLY AND HIS WIFE CAN'T
>> THESE STEPS RIGHT HERE ARE
BARE WOOD.
I TORE THE CARPET OUT, AND I'M
NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT.
THAT MIGHT FLOOD OUT AGAIN?
BRIAN: FOR YEARS, THE COUPLE'S
HOME HAS FLOODED, AND EACH YEAR,
IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE.
>> RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, I SAID IT
TO HER THIS MORNING, AND SHE
SAID "OK, LET'S LOOK FOR ANOTHER
HOUSE."
MATT: -- BRIAN: THE WATER COMES
STREET.
>> ALL THOSE STREETS DRAIN DOWN
THIS WAY.
MATT: BEHIND THE HOME, TWO
CREEKS COME TOGETHER.
HE SAYS THE THREE INCHES OF RAIN
DID THREE INCHES OF DAMAGE.
>> LAST NIGHT'S FLOOD ONLY CAME
UP TO HERE.
BRIAN: INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER
THE REPAIRS.
>> IT'S A SHAME TO LOSE A BOOK
ON JOHN LENNON.
BRIAN: THE BOOKS IN HIS BASEMENT
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
NOW, HE LEAVES THE SHELVES
ANOTHER FLOOD AND MORE DAMAGE.
>> THIS IS THE FLOOD ZONE, THAT
BLUE.
FLOOD BARRIER.
ABOUT TEN OF HIS NEIGHBORS ARE
IN THE SAME FLOOD ZONE.
>> ALL STORM WATER DRAINS INTO
LIME CREEK.
BRIAN: NOW, AFTER YEARS OF
FIGHTING, HE FEELS IT'S TIME TO
GIVE IN TO MOTHER NATURE.
>> I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION TO STOP THE
WATER, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THE BEST OPTION IS A BUYOUT.
BRIA AND THIS MUD HAD WASHED
ALL THE WAY INTO HIS GARAGE,
WHICH HE COULD NOT CLEAN UP INTO
A
-- CLEANUP TODAY UNTIL THE
DAMAGE.
FINISHED RE-SHEETROCKING THE