‘Land Of Extremes’: In Kansas, A Year Of Damaging Floods And Forecast Of More To Come

Each day, the roughly 150 residents of Lakeside Village drink, cook and bathe with water hauled in by the Kansas National Guard.

Months after floodwaters overwhelmed the northeast Kansas community’s well system, trucks are still delivering up to 40,000 gallons of water daily.

The new normal for Lakeside Village is just one snapshot of the lingering damage from floodwaters that rose across Kansas and the region earlier this year.

The high water wrecked at least $15 million of infrastructure and generated $3.8 million in federal flood insurance claims.

Lawmakers huddled at the Capitol on Tuesday to hear from state and federal officials about the floods. The message: be ready for more.