Buzzards Feasting On 'Yard-Fish' Menace Flood Victims; Waters Rise
Lake Monroe Is Flooding Streets
POSTED: Sunday, August 31, 2008
UPDATED: 10:08 am EDT September 1,
2008
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SANFORD, Fla. -- Homeowners in neighborhoods still flooded from Tropical Storm Fay continue to battle high waters and other problems, like huge committees of buzzards.
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IMAGES: Canoes - Airboats Used To Flee Floods
Rain bands from Gustav moved through Central Florida Sunday adding to the water woes of some residents in Sanford.Lake Monroe in Sanford is overflowing its banks and submerging streets in nearby neighborhoods.The flood waters have pushed fish into streets and yards in some communities."There are problems with the high water that people are not aware of," flood victim Sarah Jacobsen said. "One is the threat of gators and snakes and the other is huge swarms of buzzards that come to feast on the fish that flow up onto your yard."Homeowners used piles of dirt to make walls to protect their homes during Sunday's storms.Lake Monroe is expected to crest in the next few days.Officials urged residents to evacuate if the water continued to rise and move into their homes.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Top Viewer Flood Photos | Top Images IMAGES: Canoes - Airboats Used To Flee Floods Rain bands from Gustav moved through Central Florida Sunday adding to the water woes of some residents in Sanford.Lake Monroe in Sanford is overflowing its banks and submerging streets in nearby neighborhoods.The flood waters have pushed fish into streets and yards in some communities."There are problems with the high water that people are not aware of," flood victim Sarah Jacobsen said. "One is the threat of gators and snakes and the other is huge swarms of buzzards that come to feast on the fish that flow up onto your yard."Homeowners used piles of dirt to make walls to protect their homes during Sunday's storms.Lake Monroe is expected to crest in the next few days.Officials urged residents to evacuate if the water continued to rise and move into their homes.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- August 28, 2008: Fay's Floods Allow Manatees Into New Areas
- August 28, 2008: Flood Victims Attack Mayor; 'We Don't Want Barney Fife,' Homeowner Says
- August 26, 2008: Snake Floats Into Flooded Home, Nearly Bites Woman During TV Interview
- August 26, 2008: Massive Sinkhole Opens; Fay May Be Cause
- August 26, 2008: Pumps Being Pulled From Flooding City Neighborhoods Over Costs
- August 26, 2008: Fay's Flooding Moves Polling Locations
- August 25, 2008: 'Like Draining Ocean With Straw,' Flood Waters To Remain For Weeks
- August 25, 2008: Rising Rivers Threaten Homes; Floating Ant Colonies Appear
- August 25, 2008: More Homes Will Go Under, Mayor Says, After 180 Families Evacuated
- August 23, 2008: Fay Makes Record Fourth Landfall; 'Major Disaster' Relief Sought
- August 23, 2008: Fay Prompts Warning To Avoid Ocean
- August 23, 2008: County's Fay Damage Total Hits $58M
- August 23, 2008: Most Central Fla. Schools Open Monday
- August 23, 2008: Fourth Fla. Landfall Possible For Fay
- August 23, 2008: Cresting Rivers Become Concern; Threat Continues Through Weekend
- August 22, 2008: Windows Become Front Doors For Fay Victims; Flood Threat Continues
- August 22, 2008: Divers Swim Over Submerged Cars, Through Neighborhoods To Rescue Homeowners
- August 22, 2008: Major Recovery Aid Sought As Fay Continues To Batter Florida
- August 22, 2008: Aerial View Shows Submerged Cars In Roads, Abandoned Neighborhoods
- August 22, 2008: Raw Sewage-Filled Floodwaters Prompt Fay Health Warnings
- August 22, 2008: Neighbors, TV Reporter Help Motorist Stranded In Flood Waters
- August 22, 2008: Fay Floods Hospital Emergency Room Entrance; Patients Diverted
- August 21, 2008: Fay Floods Parts Of Seminole; Shelters Open
- August 21, 2008: Bush Declares State Of Emergency In Fla.
- August 21, 2008: City's Fay Damage To Top $10 Million; Crist Tours Flooded Florida
- August 21, 2008: Expert: Fay To Bring Mosquito Outbreak
- August 21, 2008: Crist Tours Flooded Homes; Community Under Chest-High Water
- August 21, 2008: Flooding Closes Busy Cental Fla. Ramp
- August 21, 2008: Canoes, Airboats Used To Flee Flooded Neighborhoods
- August 21, 2008: Zig-Zagging Fay Path Includes Fourth Fla. Landfall; More Record-Breaking Rain
- August 21, 2008: Fay Dumps Record-Breaking Rain; Flood Victims Warned Of Alligator Swimming In Streets
- August 21, 2008: Fay Path Shows Storm Moving Across Fla.
- August 20, 2008: Fay Becoming 'Catastrophic' Flood Event; 30 Inches Of Rain Expected
- August 20, 2008: Curfew Issued For Flooded Satellite Beach
- August 20, 2008: Fay No Longer Predicted To Strengthen Before Third Fla. Landfall
- August 20, 2008: Looters Prey On Fay Victims, Police Say
- August 20, 2008: Tolls Reinstated On Central Fla. Roads
- August 19, 2008: Fay-Spawned Tornado Injures 2 People, Damages 54 Homes
- August 19, 2008: Alligator Spotted Walking Street Near Fay-Spawned Tornado Touchdown
- August 19, 2008: Fay Surprises, Intensifies Over Florida
- August 19, 2008: Storm Closes Central Fla. Schools
- August 19, 2008: Fay Could Dump Rain For Days; Chance Of Strengthening Exists
- August 19, 2008: T.S. Fay Slows Down On Path Through Florida; Dumps Heavy Rain
- August 19, 2008: Fay Does Not Intensify Before Landfall; Storm Moving East
- August 19, 2008: Central Fla. Shelters Open For T.S. Fay
- August 19, 2008: Kite Surfer Dragged Through Streets, Into Building By T.S. Fay Waterspout
- August 19, 2008: Sandbags Offered In Orlando, Daytona
- August 19, 2008: 'Alarming' Price-Gouging Complaints Before Fay Include Flashlight Batteries
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows Fay No Longer Cat. 1 Storm At Landfall; Aims For Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows T.S. Fay Passing Through Orlando; Landfall As Cat. 1
- August 18, 2008: Path Pushes Fay Over Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Current Trends Move Fay Path East
- August 18, 2008: T.S. Fay's New Path Jogs East; Aims For Landfall Near Tampa As Cat. 1
- August 16, 2008: Path Puts Tropical Storm-Force Winds In Orange County Next Week
- August 16, 2008: Path Moves Fay Through Central Fla. As Weak Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
- August 16, 2008: Crist Declares State Of Emergency
- August 16, 2008: New Path Puts Category 1 Hurricane On Top Of Florida Early Next Week
- August 15, 2008: Tropical Storm Fay Targets Florida
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