Shorewood Hills flood victims say homes unlivable, no flood insurance, cars totaled, many homeless

Jamie Perez by Jamie Perez

Many residents in the Shorewood Hills community are without homes, without cars and without personal belongings after floodwaters destroyed the residences along Burbank Place. Many spent much of this week cleaning up the mess left over.

“We never saw a flood like this,” said village president Dave Benforado.

Burbank Place is one of the hardest-hit streets from the floods, according to residents. Garbage and damaged household items line the front yards. Most of the homes have been deemed unlivable.

“I have no renter’s insurance, that’s not helping at all. It pretty much looks like nobody is going to do anything for us, the tenants,” said Tim Schroeder, whose basement collapsed in the floodwaters.

Like Schroeder, many residents along Burbank Place don’t have renter’s insurance, no one has flood insurance, and almost all of them will be homeless.

“It’s devastating to see the impact on individual families,” said Benforado.

While these residents have much work ahead in cleaning up the mess that’s left behind, some are simply thankful.

“Everything is replaceable. Everyone is alive and safe. That’s really what matters here,” said flood victim Josh Sotos.

If you would like to help donate to some victims, a link to their GoFundMe page can be found here.

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— Jamie Perez (@JamiePerezTV) August 23, 2018

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