Waking up on a Wednesday morning,
Apollo McCoy thought it would be a normal late start day, but when they were told it was time to leave and fast, things changed.
Many people have been affected by the recent floods including Sedro-Woolley High School student, McCoy.
McCoy was one of these people, and his family struggled to deal with it
“It was a Wednesday, so I didn’t expect to be at school at that point, and my mom told me, ‘Hey, start packing up’ when I was about to, leave,” McCoy said.
The flood had reached many places, and its next stop was McCoys house. Waking up that morning.
McCoy’s morning was way different than they had anticipated.
“We didn’t go to school because we had to pack, and we were out of the house before noon,” McCoy said.
Fortunately there were lots of people willing to offer a helping hand by giving places to stay and helping move important items, so they didn’t get ruined.
“We had to evacuate our home and move to my aunt’s,” McCoy said.
There was another family who was staying on their property at the time. Not only did the family come to help
McCoy, but also others in need by letting them stay as well.
“Our uncle helped move our trailers, because we have a family living in a trailer in our yard,” McCoy said.
Even though they had a safe place to stay, there were still some issues that needed to be tended too. Luckily there was not too much damage and McCoy’s family was always there to help. Some other things got in the way that many people in this situation can relate to.
“There’s water damage and stuff,” said McCoy. Even though the damage was not severe it’s still a hard
thing to deal with especially if resources can be complicated to reach. McCoy and their family have been working hard and were able to go back home after a little while. Now, they’re back home, after about ten
days.
“We’re still living in the same spot, but we’re trying to clean it up,” McCoy said.
With the help of others a lot of the damage is still being cleaned up but it’s definitely
not as bad as it could be.
“We’ve been prepared for this, because our house has flooded before, so it’s a lot easier this round. We’re more prepared.”
