We walked through water, we couldn’t shower, and we bathed with wet rags and soap because we didn’t have water or electricity.

It’s stuff we couldn’t carry through the water. The most important thing is that we were alive, and we were together,

We have had two floods. There was water under the tile on the outside terrace, and it ruined all the interior floors. Then the upstairs neighbor had a leak, which came into the bedroom.

As much as you want to get the water off your cane there's nothing you can do,

We need to do a better job of cleaning the streets. It's not usually the individuals who use the water who leave trash. A lot of it comes from the streets and highways. All it takes is strong west winds, especially if it's three or more days in a row.

We slept on the floor, there was most often no electricity, and we had no running water, ... We were allowed to bathe once a month, though in the summer we bathed more often in the river.