A small glimmer of hope for family of evacuees
By
Tami Osborne, WINK News
Story Created:
Aug 28, 2008 at 10:13 PM EST
Story Updated:
Aug 29, 2008 at 1:28 AM EST
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - It’s been six days since water from the Imperial River began spilling into the Manna Christian Missions RV Park in East Bonita Springs.
Since then, the Guerrero family, like many others, has been staying at the Red Cross shelter at the Estero Community Center.
The Guerrero’s haven’t even seen their home since they left, and don’t know what condition its in.
"I'm wondering if we're ever going to be able to go home,” 18-year-old San Juanita Guerrero says. “Go through with our lives again."
If they can go home, the Guerrero’s still don’t know if their home will be safe to live in.
"We don't know exactly where we're going to live,” mother Velia Guerrero says. “We're going to start all over."
Despite the stress of living in a room full of evacuees and not knowing about their home, the Guerrero family say a glimmer of hope today when they say their dog on television in a WINK News story.
That was enough to bring tears of joy to the eyes of 12-year-old Maria.
“We were really happy because we didn't know where he was,” San Juanita adds.
The flood warning for Bonita Springs is in effect until Friday night, when the Imperial River is forecast to crest, but it will still be many days before all the water is gone.
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