UVALDE, Texas – Homeowners along the Leona River are beginning the long process of rebuilding after floodwaters damaged hundreds of homes and left dozens unsafe to live in.

In neighborhoods off Studer Circle, the destruction is impossible to miss. Piles of waterlogged furniture, drywall and personal belongings sit along the roadside, while debris still covers parts of the streets. Many homes remain gutted as residents strip out soaked sheetrock and damaged flooring.

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For William and Addie, who have lived in their home for 11 years, the cleanup has been overwhelming.

“We had about a foot and a half or so of water,” William said. “Not standing when we got home, but it was clear that’s where the water line was. A lot of belongings had been shifted around.”

Inside homes near the Leona River, floodwaters rose to knee-deep levels during last week’s heavy rains, leaving behind extensive damage.

As crews continue tearing out water-damaged walls, homeowners are sorting through what little they can save.

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When asked whether she had ever seen flooding like this before, Addie had a simple answer.

“Never,” she said.

Now, the couple is trying to figure out how to rebuild, but they say they face another major obstacle: insurance.

“We did an insurance claim,” William said. “None of this neighborhood is in a floodplain, what they call the 100-year floodplain. Nobody here has flood insurance. We already filed a claim with our homeowners insurance, but that was declined and denied pretty quickly.”

Their situation is shared by many of their neighbors.

Across the street, another family walked through their damaged home, carefully sorting through what remained of the memories they had built over the past decade.

Residents throughout the neighborhood have spent the past several days hauling debris to the curb, cleaning mud from their homes and making difficult decisions about what can be salvaged.

Despite the devastation, many say the outpouring of support from the Uvalde community has helped them stay hopeful as they begin the long road to recovery.