Flooding Continues, North Manchester People Evacuate

Flooding continues to be a problem in the Q101 area this morning. In North Manchester, the rising Eel River led officials to recommend a voluntary evacuation of the East Side Trailer Court. As of 2 a.m., the Eel River at North Manchester was 3.7 feet above flood stage. No other places in the Q101 area reported evacuations as of this morning, but many roads in Kosciusko, Whitley and Huntington Counties have high water. In Kosciusko County, at least six roads are closed. In Huntington County, 17 roads are blocked by high water. Volunteers filled sandbags in Huntington yesterday for home owners to pick up. But dispatchers say as of early this morning, no one had come for any sandbags. They’re available across the street from the Huntington County Jail and in Huntington’s Hires Park. The Little River at Huntington was at 17.4 feet at 4 a.m. that’s 2.4 feet above flood stage. In Wabash, the Wabash River was three feet above flood stage at 2 a.m. It appears to be on its way down. The situation is still pretty bad in Fort Wayne, where workers are building earthen and sandbag dikes to protect homes from flooding. If you’ve got some extra time today, Fort Wayne needs volunteers to help fill and place sandbags. Call 260-449-HELP (260-449-4357) for more information.