Last year, the front yard flooded when about four inches of rain came down in a day, Mr. Gower said. But Ms. Gower assured him on Monday that she had set out sandbags and was prepared. Like her children, Ms. Gower had been back in her home for only a few weeks. But after he began shivering, he told Ms. Haigh, he realized he would be warmer if he stayed covered in the muck. “She was the life of the party, every party,” Ms. Haigh said through tears.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2018 01:27 UTC