On Wednesday afternoon, Ky Bak and his wife were dragging bags of wet garbage out of their home on South Chicago Street. The floors of their house, where they’ve lived for about 10 years, were covered in soaked blankets from the Red Cross. The blankets squished with water when Bak walked on them.

"Two feet and a half go inside the house and all the food in refrigerator: all damaged,” Bak said, pointing into his kitchen.

The produce bins in their refrigerator sloshed with thick, brown water. Most of their wardrobe was ruined, too.

"A lot of stuff inside the house,” Bak said, “shoes and some clothes put in the drawer, all full of water, all damaged, everything."

On Wednesday afternoon, Ky Bak and his wife were dragging bags of wet garbage out of their home on South Chicago Street. The floors of their house, where they’ve lived for about 10 years, were covered in soaked blankets from the Red Cross. The blankets squished with water when Bak walked on them.

"Two feet and a half go inside the house and all the food in refrigerator: all damaged,” Bak said, pointing into his kitchen.

The produce bins in their refrigerator sloshed with thick, brown water. Most of their wardrobe was ruined, too.

"A lot of stuff inside the house,” Bak said, “shoes and some clothes put in the drawer, all full of water, all damaged, everything."