O'FALLON, Ill. — Flash flooding has been causing a nightmare for neighbors in Castle Acres for years.
On Monday, Kandace Poole, who is 3 months pregnant, had to walk through dirty water to get to her car.
Her fiance Frederick Woods has lived here for the past decade and is tired of this happening. "Her car was underwater by the side of the door. Her brand new car that we got. I don't know if it's totaled, but it's ridiculous," Woods said. "You can't have anything nice around here because it always floods."
With more flooding and rain this year, it's been more of a pain than usual. Woods says, "This has never ever gotten this bad and today is the worst I've ever seen it."
One neighbor, Kathleen Cleveland, has been in her home for six years. She actually moved there after she won the lottery.
"I went to the store, bought three lotto tickets and won 50,000 dollars. And so I bought me and my new husband this mobile home," Cleveland said.
But now she's worried that she didn't really hit the jackpot when it comes to continuous flash flooding. "My husband is in the hospital and I can't see him because I'm putting up with this," she said. "Nobody should have to live like this."
While the owners of the complex say they are working to fix the flooding issue and will come to talk to neighbors on Wednesday, many just hope that the rain can stop in the meantime, before it continues to put a damper on their spirits.
One family told 5 On Your Side they are so tired of the flash flooding that they are moving away.
As for others -- they're just sticking it out, hoping it stops soon.