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Our names are Reinal, Samantha and Al We are all in grade 6 at Xit'olacw Community School. We were all evacuated during the recent floods. It rained and rained and just did not stop. Reinal's story My brother was sleeping and my mom had tried to go and get some groceries for us but the line was too long - some people waited three hours in line. We then left our house because we were scared of the water and we went to our aunty Lucy's house. We had to stay with her for three days. I was so worried about our house and the animals. So many cows died. We went back to our house on Wednesday - we can't drink the water now because of contamination- we must boil it before drinking it. Samantha's story We were driving around looking at the flood waters. I felt scared because our truck is small and I was scared we would get stuck. We went to Pemberton to try and buy food but the queue was so long because everybody was trying to stock up on food and they were fighting with shopping carts as they rushed to grab what was on the shelves. There were many ambulances and fire trucks and policecars all rushing around. We went to the Shell gas station because we were scared that the gas trucks would not get through for a long time. We then had a treat at McDonalds to cheer us up. We went home and then the tribal police came and evacuated us - we had to move up to the new site and we stayed at my cousin Gwen's house. The house was overflowing with people and I had to do all the dishes! We managed to go home on Saturday - we were lucky because our house is built high on a wooden frame so the water did not damage our stuff. My grandma's driveway was washed away but the water also did not get inside. Al I felt very sorry for Herman because his house was under water- the water came in and wet everything. There was a camper that also got flooded. All the insulation in the houses that are flooded gets wet and so it has to be pulled out and replaced and that costs a lot of money. In our house my mom rushed us all to get our stuff ready to leave. Autumn's mom came and fetched us in her car. We came up to school as the school is an evacuation center. People were making food and we could watch videos in the library. The best was that we had no school. We slept in the library - luckily we had our bedding from home. We had pancakes for breakfast. The helicopters brought people to the school. Luckily nobody died in our community. I made a new friend from Kelowna - they were also stuck here. I liked it when Cyril came and drummed at night for us. |
From Hannah at Delmar Elementary Hi Samantha, My name is Hannah and I am in the fifth grade. I live in Delaware and am 10 years old. I am a cheerleader. I have some questions for you. How do you and your family celebrate Thanksgiving? I also want to know a little about you. I am sorry about the flood that you had and you had to go to your cuosin's house. I have to run.
Sincerely, From Jessica at Delmar Elementary Hi Reinal, My name is Jessica. I read the story you wrote about the flood. The flood must have been really bad for people to wait in the grocery line for three hours. I would be scared to leave the house too. I'm sorry that so many cows died. If I went to somebody's house without my animals/pets, I would be worried too. I know you had Thanksgiving already. What do you eat? Do you eat turkey like us? Talk to you soon. Bye.
Gen Yes Student, From Allison at Delmar Elementary Hi, I am Allison. I am so sorry for all the damage, but I am glad that everybody is safe. Oh, I have a question for you, what was the flood like? I really don't know because I never been in a flood before. Maybe we could be pen-pals. See you later!
Your Friend, From Casie at Delmar Elementary Dear Samantha, How big was the flood? That had to be bad when everyone in Pemberton that was trying to get food. Was the fight bad with the shopping carts? My name is Casie and I have a brother.
Sincerely, From Jackie at Delmar Elementary Dear Reinal, You had to wait in line that long. That was a long time. What did your brother think when he woke up? My name is Jackie. I am nine years old. I have a sister.
Sincerely, From Haley at Delmar Elementary Hello Al, How did you feel when you had to go to your school? Was it scarey when you saw all the water outside? Thank you for sending your e-mail. Hope most of your stuff was not wet.
Your Friend, From Elizabeth at Delmar Elementary Hi Samantha. I am so happy you are safe. I would hate to do a lot of dishes. I am glad you and your grandma's stuff did not get damaged. I hope we can talk a lot more some time.
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From Friends at Xit'olacw Community School in Canada
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