CAMDEN, Tenn. - Nearly one year ago a levee which held up the sand at a minerals producing company in Benton County broke. It caused a train derailment and lots of damage at nearby properties, and at one home in particular. That home still hasn’t fully bounced back.
"It was kind of like a tsunami down here," homeowner, Bridget Webb said.
Ariel views showed the enormity of the flood, which was caused by a levee failure at the Unimin Corporation.
The water flowed over nearby train tracks, causing a train to derail, and then flooded nearby properties.
"I really don't even know how to explain how bad it is," David Webb said.
Bridget and David Webb's home was hit hard. Their 5.5 acre property was flooded by sand and muck. It got under the foundation of their home which hasn't been the same since.
The Webbs bought their home in 2002, but did not have homeowners insurance. While properties around them were being repaired, their home was falling in on top of them.
"We were just trying to stay as long as we could. We didn't have anywhere to go. We don't have any money," said Bridget.
An inspector recently deemed it condemned and unlivable. They've been staying with family since and they're holding Unimin responsible.
"Here we're living in a house falling down around us and nobody's even come by to say are ya'll ok. Don't make no sense," David said.
News Channel 5 reached out to Unimin Corporation which said the company has reached out to Webb's attorney and have planned to have their own inspector at the home in the next week.
It was good news for a couple determined not to leave the home they love.
