Supplies sent to senior community cut off during floods

Fox - 35 Orlando
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Nov 5, 2026
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In Brevard County today, senior citizens are still trapped by floods.
The Palm Bay Estates Park has been cut off
from the community for four days after a road washed out.
And today, volunteers and first responders brought them all food.
Esther Bauer, live right now, there with more on this story.
So Esther, work is now underway to fix that road.
Luann, it is, and they have made some progress on that.
So if you see right over here, this part of this makeshift bridge
is actually strong enough for people to walk on.
The goal is by the end of the week to build
this up enough so cars can get by.
For the seniors that live on this street,
they have literally been stuck since Monday's historic flash floods.
Golf carts filled to the brim with water
and food from first responders.
I had no idea they were even coming.
Beach police officers and firefighters joining World Central Kitchen
to make the deliveries on Thursday.
I think it's wonderful, you know,
that the community can come together and do this.
Raging water whipping out the road on Monday
and even causing one home to catch on fire.
It's just devastating.
Like, one of our best friends, you know, lost their home.
In the first two homes, you know, I don't think they're livable.
Residents stacking wood planks earlier
in the week to make a medicine chain,
getting people life-saving treatment when they were trapped.
There are people who've been isolated over
on the other side of the canal for four days.
It means a lot to the community to see help heading their way.
Oh, I'm so thankful.
The HOA says they couldn't wait any longer
for the city to help fix their road.
They are rebuilding it
so people living here will have a way to evacuate in an emergency.
Today, we're getting the ball rolling.
