As recovery begins, Hooper Bay reckons with the emotional toll of the storm

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“I’ve lived through storms before, but this was the worst,” said Loretta Smith, who lost her home in the flooding. “The water came up so fast, and it was so high that the waves looked violent.”

Water rose faster and higher than anyone thought possible. Power outages threatened subsistence foods stored for the winter. There were panicked evacuations in waist-high water. Many of the most immediate crises, such as access to electricity and shelter, have been addressed. But residents of the village are still coming to terms with the raw feelings of what they experienced.

The village was split in two by the rising waters, which turned parts of the town into literal islands in the storm. Families fled buildings while carrying their loved ones on their backs. If they couldn’t help each other, who would come in time to help the people of Hooper Bay? Mary Hoelscher, another lifelong resident of the village, thinks that it’s time that the town starts to consider relocating. One of her main concerns is that the boardwalk, which could bring people to higher ground in the event of an even stronger flood, was washed out by the storm. Even if it’s rebuilt, Hoelscher said that there’s no guarantee it won’t wash out next time. With the boardwalk gone, there would be no way to reach higher ground.

Taken together, lifelong residents like Hoelscher and Smith feel that the storm calls Hooper Bay’s entire existence into question.

 

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