It's the calm after the
storm in Nicholas County.
Damage to Summersville Lake is being taken care of,
hour by hour.
People are out to enjoy
the water, despite the marina not having power, ice, or gasoline.
Eric Allen, owner of the
Marina at the lake says, "I've been here for 25
years. We started off with the dive
shop, then we ended up getting the marina.
I've owned it for eight years. In
that time frame this is the absolute worst storm we've had up here."
A tractor trailer from
FEMA arrived in Summersville Monday evening carrying water. Police lined the streets to team up and get
it out to area fire departments, where residents can pick it up.
"We're estimating
somewhere around 10 and 15 thousand bottles of water we've already given
out. We're still in short demand. We're giving a couple palettes out to each
department. Hopefully that will be
enough to get us through at least till tomorrow when we'll have another truck
coming in," says Rodney Evans, Deputy Director of the Division of Homeland
Security in Nicholas County.
Tourists in Nicholas County say they are coping
with the aftermath of the storm.
One boater tells 13NEWS,
"It was awful. My father was
actually on the lake. There were several boats getting torn up. It was a rough scene. Gasoline and ice have been a challenge. We've had food, but gasoline and ice have
been our biggest challenges."
Another
county in the mountain state cleaning up after the storm, reeling with the loss
of basic necessities.
Officials
here say Teamwork and patience are critical.
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