KIRBYVILLE, Texas — Many Kirbyville residents are still displaced nearly two weeks after several inches of rain seeped into homes and businesses, devastating families.
Many of the people displaced have no idea what comes next for them.
When looking around town, Kirbyville appears to be getting back to normal but dozens of homes and businesses still have serious flood damage.
"It just kept rising and my neighbors called for rescue and when they were coming to pick them up I was standing in the window," said Kirbyville resident Arlena Aragon Husbands.
"We walked out the door at 4:30, it was waist deep and running through our cars," said said David Tullos, another Kirbyville resident.
Many residents are still at shelters, trying to figure out what to do next.
44 people are staying at a Red Cross shelter located inside the First Assembly of God church. Those residents tell 12News that although the city has been devastated because of the storm, they are leaning on each other to make it through.
"Everybody's without, but we're still Kirbyville strong," Tullos said.
Families say they have been living at the Red Cross shelter for almost two weeks simply because they don't have a home to go back to.
"I've been trying to find a place to rent," said Tullos.
Tullos along with his wife and 7-year-old son are one of the families calling the First Assembly of God home right now.
He says getting back on their feet hasn't been easy.
"I've been trying to find a place to rent. The rent that I've been finding is a 1,000-1,500 a month. With my business being down her income is all we've got, at the moment she doesn't make that much," Tullos shared with 12News.
Natalie Warren, the Executive Director of Southeast Texas Red Cross, says the shelter has no plans of closing anytime soon.
"Every family has needs and those needs are not the same," Warren said.
Warren says they are working with families to figure out how they can help them long term.
"We have partners that we work with to provide those resources to be able to clean their home," she said.
This support is giving neighbors the encouragement they need.
"Everybody's been cordial, helpful and thoughtful," Husbands said.
Families tell 12News if they don't find a place to live they may have to relocate. Others say they will be leaving the shelter soon to stay with friends.