'Very frustrating': Texas resident in Kansas City recounts fleeing Hurricane Laura

Deanne Walker talks about challenges, frustrations as she waits to return home to Beaumont, Texas

WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURESCOMING UP A LITTLE BIT.THIS WOMAN IS STAYING WITHFAMILY IN KANSAS CITY AFTEREVACUATING FROM THE GULF COASTAND SHE TOLD KMBC9 S ROBHUGHESHUGHES WAITING IS THE HARDESTPART.IT’S VERY VERY FATTENING.IT’S FRUSTRATING RIGHT NOW.DEANNA WALKER RECENTLY BOARDEDUP HER BEAUMONT TEXAS HOME ANDFLEW TO KANSAS CITY TO RIDE OUTTHE STORM THE ROADS, YOU KNOWWERE BUILDING UP WITH LINES OFCARS, BUT SOME RESIDENTS ARECHOOSING TO TAKE THEIR CHANCESREFUSING TO LEAVE THE SPITEMANDATORY EVACUATIONS IF IT’SMANDATORY, THERE IS NO HELP YOUARE ON YOUR OWN.DEANNA HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THELATEST INFORMATION SUCH AS THEJACKSON LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA,THE DEVASTATION IS PROBABLYGONNA READ THIS HURRICANE.LAURA IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHERSAS MANY HAVE LOST JOBS DUE TOCOVID-19 AND IF THEY LOSE THEIRHOME DON’T WANT TO BE INFACILITIES WITH LARGE GROUPS OFPEOPLE OTHERS COULD SUFFER EVENMORE OWEN COME PEOPLE ARE THEONES THAT ARE HURT THE WORST.THEY DON’T HAVE THE RESOURCESFOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOMETHE DNA HAS BEEN LOSING SLEEP.JUST WAITING AND HOPING THEWORST DOESN’T HAPPEN.VERY VERY FRUSTRATING NOTKNOWING IF YOU’RE GOOD TO HAVE AHOME TO GO TO EVEN ROB HUGHESCAME EC9 NEWS AND DEANNA ISN’TSURE WHEN SHE WILL RETURN.