Several residents and business owners in San Francisco spent Thursday stocking up on sandbags and installing flood barriers where possible as another storm hit the Bay Area.
The Department of Public Works delivered and partially assembled the heavy-duty flood barrier, with gaps to allow customers and residents access.
But if there's any pooling from the continued rains, the orange segments will be installed to seal it off. At Howell’s place near Twin Peaks, he's kind enough to share his plan to keep things safe and dry. He said he clears drainage out once every two years, but the problem is that debris gets washed down from the hill behind his building and stops up the storm drain.His tenant, Joon Chew, says December's torrential storm made a mess because the drain got clogged up. Now, months later, he’s on alert again.
“We're keeping, keeping our eyes open. Making sure we don't have anything else that will cause anymore,” said Chew. “I think tonight or tomorrow I'll have to take a look again and see if there's anything wrong.”Some people who pulled into the sandbag station earlier said they're not yet convinced this series of rainy days is going to be as bad as what we've already seen this season, but they all agreed it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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