[BCF4L]

I hate it for the folks of Pike Co. They have been hit hard recently with flooding. There isn't much you can do to avoid it either. I live in an area where flooding was never a concern, as the only creek near me is on the other side of Rt. 114, which is the main road between Prestonsburg and Salyersville. Unfortunately, because our road departments have failed to clean out ditches, culverts, etc., my house flooded twice in two years. Flood insurance was something we couldn't even purchase for my house and we were in a place that was not a flood prone area. Thankfully, we had FEMA help us out with the things that we lost. But in certain instances, flooding is something you can't help. Last year, the highway dept. came through and cleaned out the culverts and ditches and we haven't had the first problem since.