Greg Gerber posted on February 08, 2010 13:36
BLACK CANYON CITY, Ariz. -- The River’s Edge RV Park was literally washed away last week when a 7-foot wall of water rushed down the Bradshaw Mountains and washed 70 RVs out of the park. Ninety percent of the residents lost everything, the Prescott Enews reported.
Steve Fiegen filed a special report with the paper after attending a meeting with public officials concerning the sudden number of homeless people due to this disaster. He was not impressed.
"One group didn’t make it to the meeting: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was still evaluating the photos they had taken back to Washington, D.C." Fiegen reported. "Just like Katrina, FEMA is busy pushing pencils while the poor residents at the River's Edge are shoveling mud trying to recover anything.
"Though the council handled some pretty sharp questions about the Corp of Engineers and their questionable rebuilding of the banks of the Agua Fria after the last flood, they gave little comfort for any quick response for the residents," Fiegen reported. "Maybe a month or two, they could see a little relief."
To read Fiegen's complete report in the Prescott Enews, click here.