Exhaustion set in for flood survivors as relief efforts flagged

In the South Beltline and Gills Creek area of Columbia, many homes were extensively damaged by 2015’s historic “thousand-year flood.” Rachel Larratt, a survivor turned volunteer from that area, reflects on the water rising in her own home, as well as the deflated spirits of other survivors who continued to struggle to recover after the disaster.In 2016, Larratt reflected on the impact the flood had on her family. This interview was originally produced for Narrative by Olivia Aldridge.