System to ease flood danger in Memphis in works

No cleanup activity is evident at Country View trailer park in northwest Memphis, now a veritable ghost town. There, trailers with broken windows and caved in roofs sit empty. Basketballs, toys and children's bicycles are littered near a main road, signs that families once made this place their home.

Removal of damaged trailers has begun at Memphis Mobile City in north Memphis. A regional executive for the company that owns Memphis Mobile City says that they want to rebuild.

"We have big plans for Memphis Mobile City," Gina Beasley said.

But the mobile home parks must raise the ground level and rebuild their utilities to make them safer.

Nations hopes that the new river gauges will help mitigate flood dangers in the future. He said the installation of the gauges and weather stations could be done in 60 days.

"It's long overdue," Nations said. "Building this capability is a very necessary, essential thing to do, for just the idea of public safety."