
City Asks Visitors to Stay Away
Clip: Season 3 Episode 224 | 1m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
City askes non-residents to stay away as flood waters recede.
Officials with the city of Burgin in Mercer County are asking visitors to stop coming to the city to see the flooding devastation. They say it's creating a dangerous situtation for everyone.
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City Asks Visitors to Stay Away
Clip: Season 3 Episode 224 | 1m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Officials with the city of Burgin in Mercer County are asking visitors to stop coming to the city to see the flooding devastation. They say it's creating a dangerous situtation for everyone.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBergen, a small city in Mercer County, is also reeling from the floods.
City officials are asking visitors there to stay away because tourists coming to look at the impact of the historic flood have been getting in the way.
This is where I came when we were flooded out.
And now look, we would have to go somewhere else.
These were our safe haven homes up here and we never thought that it would flood this far.
It has been a rough few days.
We still got a lot of water that we're trying to get rid of and trying to move.
We've got folks without sewer due to the flooding, knocking at a pump station, and we've got, 22 people that are displaced from their homes right at the moment.
One of the things I want to stress, if at all possible, is the city is begging for sightseers not to come into the area that is flooded.
It is a safety risk, and it's also the folks that are trying to get personal possessions out.
They're having trouble getting in and out.
I had to park heavy equipment across the roads to keep people out of the area.
It's that bad.
Don't panic so much.
You know, we know this is a devastation, but you still have your life and you still have your home.
And it'll take a while to get it all back together.
But it'll come together.
And if you need help, just call.
Just holler out and help will come.
Once the water goes down, then we can get folks in here and start cleaning up homes because we've got a list.
If anybody wants to help, contact City Hall.
Reach out to us.
We'll put your name on the list, and we will call you when we're ready to start that process.
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