MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Several days of relentless rainfall has flooded homes in Montgomery County neighborhoods.
In the River Plantation community, several homes are full of water.
The Ortiz family lives along Ravensworth Drive. They evacuated Thursday with kids, pets and important documents and are grateful they made it to safety.
“Even last night, I thought, you know, let's keep it at about five feet and below, and we'll just deal with that,” Jordan Ortiz told us. “And so really, in an odd way, I was just thankful because it could have been a lot worse. And there's people in this neighborhood who have it a lot worse than I do right now.”
The family said their street flooded in January and they got water inside the home but it was nothing like what they’re experiencing now.
Arnold and Angela Reeps live on River Plantation Drive and they also evacuated Thursday night. They returned Friday morning and learned their home now has five feet of water and they can’t get to it.
“We don’t know what it's going to be like when we get back in there,” Arnold said.
“And if the house is gone, where do we go?” Angela asked.
The family says they’re thankful to be okay, but it’s still a difficult situation.
First responders rescued several people Friday who were trapped on River Plantation Drive.
First responders have been working around the clock to rescue people trapped in the floodwaters. The Caney Creek Fire and Rescue said they haven't slept because they've been too busy taking people to safety.
The community is opening the River Plantation Recovery Center starting Monday at 451 River Plantation Drive. They are asking for supplies like water, gloves, fans and shovels.
The community also set up a GoFundMe.