East Cape trailer park evacuation

Jacob Wiegand

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Residents of the trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, evacuated the area Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. “We have nowhere to really turn,” trailer park resident Brandi Walters said. “I have a couple friends that is willing to open their home to us.” Walters, who lives with her daughter and boyfriend, said they are staying with friends Tuesday night. In response to area flooding, an American Red Cross shelter opened Tuesday at Spark Ministries Church at 40842 Illinois Route 3 in McClure, Illinois, according to a news release from American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas. Those coming to the shelter should bring: a few days worth of clothing, bedding including pillows and blankets, toiletries, essential medication and items for children.

Rich Lehman, of the U.S. Coast Guard, carries Izayah Gilbert, 7, a resident of trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, next to Aubrey Walters, 15, also a trailer park resident, as the trailer park evacuates Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
A flooded trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, is seen Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. The trailer park was evacuated Tuesday. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
The U.S. Coast Guard members help evacuate residents of a trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rich Lehman, front, and Levi Robinsky, both with of the U.S. Coast Guard, carry belongings of residents during an evacuation of the trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aubrey Walters, 15, a resident of trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, and Wyatt Lyerla, 16, of East Cape Girardeau, haul belongings to a vehicle as the trailer park is evacuated Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Levi Robinsky, front, with the U.S. Coast Guard, and Brandi Walters, a resident of trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, carry belongings to a vehicle Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Illinois National Guard member Nathan Davenport sits in the shade Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
People sit in a U.S. Coast Guard boat on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
A flooded trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, is seen Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. The trailer park was evacuated Tuesday. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mailboxes inside a flooded trailer park on the northeast side of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, are seen Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau. The trailer park was evacuated Tuesday. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)