LEMAY, Mo. — As if the sight of flooding wasn't devastating enough.
People in Lemay said looking at their homes in ruin just might take the cake.
For many families here, that's their reality. They have no gas and no hot water, and all they want is a hot shower.
"I'm so glad it's going down, I just want the hot water back. Once it's back, I'm taking the first shower," said Shannon Robinson.
For Robinson and her family, its been a long couple of weeks.
While the water along their street seems to be going down, new problems just keep popping up.
"It's been, what do you think? Not the best. Not the best, yeah."
Along Fannie Avenue, Shannon Robinson said flood waters and the rotten stench of sewage have been constant.
"It went halfway up the driveway, the backyard, it was completely level with the basement," she said.
"It was heartwrenching, to say the least," said Councilman Ernie Trakas.
Trakas believes the flooding has impacted district 6, which includes Lemay, more than any other part of St. Louis County.
"They've got significant damage to their homes, water damage, sewage damage, what have you, so the cleanup's going to be important," he said.
Trakas said the county may consider buying out several homes along this street to prevent flooding in the future.
For now, Shannon's holding out hope that they'll be something to salvage in the meantime.
"Most of it is probably just going to go straight to the dumpsters. We just have to get it there," she said.
Shannon said people have been by with cleaning supplies and food, all of which, she said, truly makes a difference on the road to recovery.