Buchanan County Emergency Management and others helped rescue an elderly couple stuck in their home due to floodwaters.

County Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton said he helped with the rescue Thursday in the 7500 block of Cook Road by the Platte River. An elderly couple’s house was surrounded by water and they had no transportation available to leave the area.

“The water got within a foot from their house. With the help of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Conservation and American Red Cross, we were able to help rescue a couple of elderly people and their cat named Fred,” Brinton said. “The Red Cross put them up in a motel and we had a good outcome.”

Brinton said the good news is that the Platte and Missouri River should begin receding soon, but several county and state roads are still closed due to flooding.

“I do anticipate all of the county roads will be closed over the weekend because crews have to get in and remove sediment and they have to inspect the roads and make sure they’re safe for people to travel on,” Brinton said. “The city of Agency is surrounded by water and we are working with the people that live down there. At Lewis and Clark Village… the water is not rising and not all the houses that were affected by the flooding back in March were affected this time so that’s great news, but we won’t know actually until we get in and start looking at the properties.”

As of Friday morning, the following roads are closed in Buchanan County:

In the Eastern District of Buchanan County –

SE 123rd

SE Kemmer

SE 115

SE Horn

112th SE

80th SE

Rock Creek SE

SE Saxton Easton

SE Saxton Easton

SE Mitchell

SE Chestnut

NE Cook

SE 85th

SE Loutermilch

NE Cook

NE 135th

NE 139th

NE Hurlingen

NE 85th

NE 85th

NE Cook

SE Possum Holler

SE Pigeon Hill

NE Hurlingen

SE Hillyard

 

In the Western District –

Mud Lake Road SW

North Shore Drive SW

116th SW

110th SW

130th SW

Lakefront Lane