Corpus Christi residents frustrated by flooding as rains deluge London, Flour Bluff

The Coastal Bend on Friday entered its fourth consecutive day of heavy rain, with low-lying areas experiencing widespread flooding.

According to the National Weather Service, Corpus Christi has recorded a total of 6 to 14.18 inches of rainfall since Tuesday.

Residents in Sun George Village, a subdivision in Corpus Christi’s London area, were unable to leave or return to their homes Friday due to inescapable flooding.

Wasan Abu-Baker and her family have lived in the neighborhood since 2017.

“This isn’t the first time that has happened,” Abu-Baker said. “In May, we weren’t able to leave the house for two days because of the bad drainage system. Since I’ve been here, this is the third time this has happened.”

Abu-Baker said her family moved from California four years ago because of their interest with London ISD. She originally planned to buy a house on Padre Island, but after Hurricane Harvey in 2017, she decided to live somewhere far from water.

The Sun George Village neighborhood offered promise; it was new and had plenty of land. However, she was unaware of the propensity for flooding in the area.

“It makes life difficult,” Abu-Baker said. “Imagine if there was an emergency. I can’t drive through this flooded area in my small car. My neighbors and I paid a lot of money to live in this area; it’s terrible.”

Abu-Baker’s neighbor Kim Moya said she’s fed up with the flooding.

“I understand other areas in the city are flooded, but we paid a lot of money for these houses,” Moya said. “We don’t want our property values to lower. They built other neighborhoods that aren’t flooding, so why is ours?”

Moya has lived in the area for more than a year and said this is the second time she has been inconvenienced by flooding at her house.

Moya said she doesn’t plan on moving and will stand her ground to get the neighborhood fixed. Abu-Baker said she agrees and believes neighbors will be able to find a solution.

“We all have voices and shouldn’t be silent,” Abu-Baker said. “We need to stand up and be heard. The builder needs to listen to us and realize mistakes were made. We need to feel safe in our home.”

This is a developing story. Stay with Caller.com for more updates.

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