Suzannah Thames' rented home in Jackson, Mississippi's capital city, was submerged in filthy, snake-infested floodwater in 2020 when the Pearl River overflowed its banks.
Thames demonstrated how deep the water was on Friday by pointing to a column on the front porch; it was approximately her waist deep at the time. Days after storms dropped copious rainfall in Mississippi and other parts of the Deep South, she is now preparing for another inundation.
According to hydrologists, the Pearl River near Jackson will peak on Tuesday at a somewhat lower elevation than it did two years ago. People in low-lying areas are being warned by emergency personnel to get ready for their homes and places of business to flood.
The three-bedroom house that Thames is currently renting to a newlywed couple — a medical student and engineer who will momentarily reside in a short-term holiday rental — had furniture, appliances, and other possessions moved out by a crew she hired.
Thames stated as she oversaw the transfer, "We're fortunate that we have two trailers. "There are folks who have nothing, and there are people who will lose everything."
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, has warned people living in flood zones to pack extra supplies for a multi-day escape. In order to protect property, he said, law enforcement officials will enhance patrols.
At a news conference on Friday, Lumumba urged people to "not let that be an obstacle to you saving your life and saving the lives of those other people in your home."
Emily Davis, a second-year medical student, and her husband Andrew Bain, an engineer, rent the northeast Jackson white-brick house from Thames. Although they were moving into a flood plain, according to Davis, she had never had to make preparations for high water.
As workers loaded items into moving trailers, Davis said, "I've felt incredibly overwhelmed because there's so much to do — so much more than I realized to accomplish."
Thames said that the rental property has flood insurance and that she lives close by in an elevated residence. She said that her home was built four feet (1.2 meters) above the level of a significant flood in 1979.
Thames stated that she wants the government to implement a long-discussed idea to create a new lake close to Jackson in order to reduce flooding in the metro area. Due to funding issues and criticism from those living along the Pearl River's downstream, the project has come to a standstill.
Because she can see deer, alligators, and other animals less than a mile from the Pearl River, even inside the city boundaries, Thames refers to her neighborhood as "heaven."
Thames stated, "I've lived in the flood zone for 30 years." I'm not moaning, "Oh, poor me, I've been flooded," since I anticipated it and was ready for it.
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