‘We need to stop the water’: A California town’s frantic fight to save itself
LA TimesLast week, when it rained for days and floodwaters poured onto roads, the people of Allensworth grabbed shovels and revved up tractors. “We know who’s done it.” Mitchell said he hopes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or other authorities will come in to “take charge” and help the area “start getting rid of this floodwater.” “We need some help from higher up because out of another creek, the water is just getting there, and it’s going to hit us hard,” he said. “We’re just talking about how we can save our community, because nobody is coming to help us,” said Kadara, 41, executive director of the Allensworth Community Development Corp. “We need temporary armoring right now,” Kadara said. “We need to stop the water from coming into the town.” Floodwaters from the White River have been coursing past the town, and Kadara said people are also concerned about water spilling from Lake Success. “They wouldn’t allow this water to come into a white town,” Kadara said, standing beside the flood-swollen ditch, where water flowed through the culvert under the road.
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