On Wednesday Lt. Gov. Flannagan joined Mankato’s City Manager to share information about the resources available to residents from state and federal governments.
MANKATO, Minn. — While Minnesotans wait for the state’s rising waters to subside, some are already looking at the damage to their homes and land and asking how they’ll recover.
“The water is too deep for me to wade in,” said Rich Gorell, who has been evacuated from his home in Waterville since Friday. “My wife and I know we have water on our main floor, but I have got to wait for it to go down before I can even get in there to see what’s going on.”
Gorell and his wife are among about 20 people who have utilized a temporary shelter hosted by The Village in Waterville and in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Le Sueur County Manager, Joe Martin, says flooding in Waterville crested an entire foot above the 100 year flood plain. Though waters have now …