Fairdale family cleaning up after temporary road gives way, home floods

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Thursday and Friday's heavy rain caused major damage for one Fairdale family, and the husband and wife say they'll likely be out of their home until summer.

"It started coming through the back door," said Edward Schmitt, talking about the water from the nearby creek.

Just 48 hours ago, his dining room was a flood zone. The water inside was up to 18 inches high.

"When I got up, it was really raining hard, he said. I looked out the front window and I couldn't see my yard or the street."

Schmitt and his wife have lived on Mason Lane for 24 years, and their home is paid for. Unfortunately the couple did not have flood insurance. Schmitt also just had a cornea transplant and can't do any heavy lifting.

"Automatically, I start putting everything up I can put up," Schmitt said.

The family's furniture is now stacked around the house. Carpet, flooring, drywall and insulation all had to be ripped out, and it's now sitting outside, ready to be thrown away.

"Like I said, we just bought that carpet," Schmitt said, pointing to one of the bags full of debris.

An emotional day for the family, who had no idea this is how it'd spend its Easter Sunday.

"I went over to my daughter's house," Schmitt said, fighting back tears.

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Fairdale family cleaning up after temporary road gives way, home floods