A woman from Texas says she and her family, after being washed away by the flood water early on Saturday morning, managed to survive by climbing a tree.
Melissa Higggelpatham lives in Linder, on the street directly from the Travis Province Station for Emergency Services 1 and the Baptist Round Mountain Church. She explained that, in the middle of the night, I noticed the presence of water in the front yard.
“About 2, my father came hitting the door,” We went, “and a novel to KXAN Nexstar on Sunday.
Higginbotham and her daughter, in addition to the clay family, was loaded in a car and tried to reach a higher ground; But it is too late, the water rose very quickly. Then they accumulated in her father’s truck in an attempt to escape.
“My car is floating, and we did not find it yet. Then we saw our neighbors in their double floating at the show level with their entire family at home. They hit some trees here fortunately, stopped and took it.”
The truck that was Higgsjnpatham and her family also started in the childhood as well.
They hit a tree, crawled from the truck window, and climbed the tree. Higginbotham, her father and daughter, remained for about two hours until the water retreated from some emergency crews.
“God was with us and made sure that we are fine,” said Higginpatham.
Those who live around them, many of whom were a family, were helping to capture the pieces on Sunday.
She said, “It is the best of it, there are no two ways about it. Society supports society,” she said.
The Baptist Church opens its doors
Just a few ways, the round mountain baptized church has opened its doors to help pass water and food, and most importantly, helping people get information. At the front door is a list of people who may be missing.
“Although he was destroyed, it was also amazing to see society only gather and work together to provide space for the next people,” said Catherine Wagner, who works in the church.
Wagoner said that the biggest need that you see now is to get information and help find loves of people who have not yet appeared since the flood that was washed this weekend.
“People only want to know what is going on, they want to know where their loved ones are,” she said.