{"id":73959,"date":"2025-07-18T23:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73959\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T23:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:58:10","slug":"flooded-homes-leave-mount-joy-residents-rallying-for-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73959\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooded homes leave Mount Joy residents rallying for recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBAILEY. YEAH, GUYS, THE BOROUGH HAS OPENED UP TWO DIFFERENT DUMPSTER LOCATIONS FOR ANY RESIDENTS WHO HAD ANY DAMAGED ITEMS FROM THAT FLOODING EARLIER IN THE WEEK TO COME HERE AND DUMP THOSE. NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE HOW FULL THAT IS. THIS ONE HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE NOON TODAY, AND WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY\u2019VE BEEN PUSHING AND PUSHING ALL OF THOSE ITEMS DOWN. WE HAVE CHRISTMAS TREES. WE HAVE CAR SEATS, STUFFED ANIMALS, MATTRESSES, RUGS, YOU NAME IT. ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU MIGHT BE STORING IN YOUR BASEMENT. THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST. THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE SHARING THEIR STORIES WITH US TODAY. MOUNT JOY RESIDENTS BRINGING MOUNTAINS OF DEBRIS TO THROW AWAY, CARPET. SOME RUGS. I GOT TO COME BACK BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE CLOSET DOORS. I GOT IT BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE PARTICLE BOARD, NEVER STORE A PING PONG TABLE IN THE BASEMENT. THAT\u2019S ALL I\u2019M GOING TO SAY. THE BOROUGH PLACED OPEN DUMPSTERS FOR RESIDENTS. SOME CLOTHING, SHOES, A LOT OF BOXES THAT HAD ODDS AND ENDS IN SOME OF THE STUFF I WAS ABLE TO SAVE. THE ONE ROOF JUST ABOUT COLLAPSED. SO WE HAD TO TAKE THE THE ALL THE INSULATION OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO FULL OF WATER. SOME OF THOSE ITEMS IRREPLACEABLE. I LOST LIKE ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHY THINGS FROM COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, LIKE ALL THAT MANY OF THEM REMEMBER WHEN FLOODING HAPPENED LESS THAN TEN YEARS AGO? WHERE\u2019D YOU GO THROUGH IT? A COUPLE TIMES. IT GETS EASIER. BUT, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS THIS IN THEIR LIFE. THERE\u2019S BEEN REALLY SOME DEVASTATION IN OUR TOWN. THIS IS A START TO RECOVERY. BUT RESIDENTS SAY THE PROCESS IS NOWHERE NEAR OVER. PROBABLY TWO, THREE WEEKS, MAYBE LONGER, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES ME TO BE ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY TO PUT MY FLOORING IN THE BASEMENT. I GOT ABOUT A HALF INCH OF MUD ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT, AND WE STILL HAVE TO REPLACE OUR HOT WATER TANKS. CLEANING, HELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND DOING IT ALL WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE. THAT\u2019S ALL YOU CAN DO IS JUST. JUST PRAY FOR EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS IT WORSE THAN YOU. AND THOSE TWO DIFFERENT DUMPSTER LOCATIONS. THESE ONES ARE SHUTTING DOWN AT 6 P.M. RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY ARE OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW. THERE\u2019S THIS ONE ON JACOB STREET, AND A SECOND ONE ON MELHORN DRIVE. THOSE ARE OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO NOON TOMORROW. IF ANYONE ELSE IN THE MOUNT JOY BOROUGH HAS ANY DEBRIS LEFT THAT THEY NEED TO GET RID OF FROM THOSE STORMS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. LIVE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Flooded homes leave Mount Joy residents rallying for recovery and cleaning out destroyed belongings<\/p>\n<p>Mount Joy Borough residents face weeks of recovery after heavy flooding left homes severely damaged. Dumpsters provide relief for debris disposal.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:27 PM EDT Jul 18, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFlooding swept through Mount Joy Borough earlier this week, leaving homes with several feet of water in their lower levels. Residents immediately began the process of cleaning up and discarding their destroyed belongings. To assist, the borough provided dumpsters at two locations \u2014 200 S. Jacob Street and 25 S. Melhorn Drive \u2014 allowing residents to dispose of waterlogged items like couches, tables, mattresses and other debris.Residents arrived in truckloads, sharing their stories of loss and resilience. Some spoke of carpets, rugs and closet doors made of particleboard that couldn\u2019t be saved. A local couple warned, \u201cNever store a pingpong table in the basement.\u201d Others reflected on salvaging what little they could: \u201cSome clothing, shoes, and odds and ends.&#8221; One resident described collapses in roofing and insulation soaked beyond repair. Some, however, faced more personal losses: \u201cI lost all the photography things from college, you know, all that.&#8221;This isn&#8217;t the first time Mount Joy residents have endured such devastation. Less than a decade ago, severe flooding required a similar recovery process. \u201cOnce you go through it a couple of times, it gets easier. But nobody wants this in their life,\u201d another flood victim expressed. Despite the experience, the rebuilding process remains long \u2014 residents estimate weeks, or even longer, before flooring can be installed, while others are still cleaning basement mud and replacing essentials like hot water tanks.  Despite the ongoing challenges, a spirit of determination and community persists. \u201cYou just gotta work hard and don\u2019t give up,\u201d said one borough resident.The borough dumpsters remain accessible to residents on Friday, July 18, from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 19, from 8 a.m. to noon, providing continued support for a community striving to recover together.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">MOUNT JOY, Pa. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Flooding swept through Mount Joy Borough earlier this week, leaving homes with several feet of water in their lower levels. Residents immediately began the process of cleaning up and discarding their destroyed belongings. <\/p>\n<p>To assist, the borough provided dumpsters at two locations \u2014 200 S. Jacob Street and 25 S. Melhorn Drive \u2014 allowing residents to dispose of waterlogged items like couches, tables, mattresses and other debris.<\/p>\n<p>Residents arrived in truckloads, sharing their stories of loss and resilience. <\/p>\n<p>Some spoke of carpets, rugs and closet doors made of particleboard that couldn\u2019t be saved. A local couple warned, \u201cNever store a pingpong table in the basement.\u201d Others reflected on salvaging what little they could: \u201cSome clothing, shoes, and odds and ends.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>One resident described collapses in roofing and insulation soaked beyond repair. Some, however, faced more personal losses: \u201cI lost all the photography things from college, you know, all that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Mount Joy residents have endured such devastation. Less than a decade ago, severe flooding required a similar recovery process. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you go through it a couple of times, it gets easier. But nobody wants this in their life,\u201d another flood victim expressed. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the experience, the rebuilding process remains long \u2014 residents estimate weeks, or even longer, before flooring can be installed, while others are still cleaning basement mud and replacing essentials like hot water tanks. <\/p>\n<p> Despite the ongoing challenges, a spirit of determination and community persists. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just gotta work hard and don\u2019t give up,\u201d said one borough resident.<\/p>\n<p>The borough dumpsters remain accessible to residents on Friday, July 18, from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 19, from 8 a.m. to noon, providing continued support for a community striving to recover together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAILEY. 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