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SULLIVAN CITY— Sullivan City is getting a half-a-million-dollar grant to fund improvements to its drainage and flood-control system. “This comes as a result of the flood of Hurricane Dolly (in July 2008) when 40 (to) 50 houses were affected,”...
MERCEDES - Frank Cantu has been dealing with problems ever since Hurricane Dolly. Monday's storms left the inside of his home completely soaked. "The water was coming in through the door, I had to be mopping, throwing water out." says Cantu. Now a generous Valley businessman has come forward and offered to help repair Cantu's home. He called and offered to send a contractor out to fix the home ...
MERCEDES - Hurricane Dolly damaged Frank Cantu's house. FEMA refused to fix it and now he's left with the mess and wondering what's next. Cantu never imagined he'd be in such a situation. The 41-year-old man is on dialysis and his kidneys are failing. He says he got sick a few years ago after eating bad chicken. The bacteria took over his body and nearly killed him. While he fights his health ...
It is a problem residents down Eva Road in Elsa have dealt with since Hurricane Dolly.
CAMERON COUNTY - Construction crews from the Texas Department Of Transportation have begun work on FM 506. The road runs through one of the lowest areas in the county. During Hurricane Dolly the entire area flooded so bad, residents were stuck for several weeks. "We were under water for four and a half months, so there's a big health hazard." says Lee Wood who lives on the road. The flooding ...