Jahnaya Mumford was 38 weeks pregnant when her household's home grew to become utterly engulfed by floodwaters and everybody was compelled to stand up on the roof.
"We knew that we had been going to flood, however to not the intense that we did," Ms Mumford informed As we speak.
"It [floodwaters] got here by the home so shortly we did not have time to essentially do something."
Ms Mumford mentioned attending to a secure spot was troublesome due to her being pregnant.
"We obtained up within the manhole for a bit and everybody on the telephone was like that you must get out, you may get caught up there. So we obtained again down, which was fairly exhausting as a result of my stomach did not even match by the manhole correctly."
Making issues much more troublesome Ms Mumford's husband Cliff ended up in hospital with a staph an infection.
However a number of days later, the household had been celebrating as Ms Mumford gave beginning to her son Harlem.
"It was actually good. It was really a 30-minute labour so it was fairly quick," Ms Mumford mentioned.
"It was emotional as a result of we would had a nonetheless beginning in October 2020 so he was already our rainbow child."
The household has been unable to return to their houses because of the in depth flood harm.
However a sort stranger has been letting the household keep of their house.
"A woman on Fb put one thing up about anybody want a spot to remain, our home is there," Mr Mumford mentioned.
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Ms Mumford mentioned the household has been looking for a extra everlasting resolution whereas they work by the harm finished to their house.
However they have not had a lot luck.
"We utilized for the lodging for like a motor house or a caravan. I utilized 5 occasions and by no means heard something again. So, it has been fairly exhausting as a result of we had been hoping to attempt to get one thing to place on the entrance of our home so we will begin getting the home sorted whereas I've three children with me," Ms Mumford mentioned.
She additionally described the ache all the Lismore group has been feeling over the devastating floods.
"It is actually exhausting to really even put into phrases how any persons are feeling," Ms Mumford mentioned.
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"Particularly the store homeowners, particularly individuals who simply began cleansing up their houses and their companies. the city was wiped by once more by one other flood solely a few weeks later. So, that simply places [up] that anxiousness. You do not know the place to go, tips on how to begin, begin from scratch once more, if it may occur once more."