PEOPLE IN THE HELENA VALLEY SAY
THEY'RE FRUSTRATED,
AFTER WEEKS OF DEALING WITH HIGH
WATER. TAKE VO
MANY HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN
PUMPING WATER OUT OF THEIR
BASEMENTS CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THE
START OF MAY.
THE LATEST ROUND OF FLOODING
FILLED SOME FRONT YARDS WITH
WATER AGAIN.
ONEHELENA MANRECENTLY MOVED
THE SANDBAGS HE'D HAD IN PLACE
FOR MORE THAN A MONTH.
HE SAYS THE LATEST FLOODING CAME
AS A SURPRISE.




TAKE SOT: XX:11 OC:..FEET
DEEP OF WATER.
"PEOPLE WERE SANDBAGGING ALL
NIGHT LAST NIGHT, BECAUSE THERE
WAS LITERALLY NO WARNING ENOUGH,
UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE AND PEOPLE
ARE SANDBAGGING IN TWO FEET DEEP
OF WATER."
CONT.
VO
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY HAS SET
UP AN INCIDENT COMMAND POST AT
THE WEST VALLEY FIRE STATION.
THEY SAY THEY'RE MONITORING THE
FLOOD CONDITIONS THERE, AND
SENDING UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC
