Frustrated residents of an Oakland apartment complex remain displaced for days, after last weekend's storm flooded their building's garage, leaving cars under water and tenants without power.
She shared how one of neighbors who was in a wheelchair had to scramble to evacuate.
Flooded garage at the Coliseum Connections apartment complex in Oakland. Residents said the storm on Dec. 31, 2022 led to major flooding, forced the power to be shut off and prompted the building to be evacuated. The residents were being put up at the nearby Courtyard Marriott hotel. Brown said that they had initially been told they would be able to return home by Thursday, but she said that's now been extended to Sunday.
Despite that promise, Brown expressed doubt that enough was being done to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the situation. ' management, which did not immediately offer a comment. A building official did direct inquiries to the Oakland Public Works Department, suggesting the flooding was caused by the city's storm drain issues. We did reach out to the department but did not receive a response by the time this story was published.
The mother of three noted that dinners were being provided, but the residents were on their own to secure the rest of their meals, which was getting expensive, especially since they had no way to cook their own food in their hotel rooms.
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