MILWAUKEE — A north side Milwaukee neighborhood is still reeling days after heavy rains pounded the area, leaving homes damaged and families displaced.

Along 61st and Lawn Avenue, the curb has become a junkyard for lives disrupted. Mattresses, baby toys, appliances, and cars line the streets – memories soaked and dragged to the curb as neighbors plead for help.

Every home in the area was impacted when Lincoln Creek, which snakes through the neighborhood, overflowed during Sunday's downpour. Water flooded basements, destroyed homes, and in some cases, families lost everything.

"We walk in the door and it's just water everywhere," Carla Xiong said. "Everything was flooded to the top of our stairs — so bad."

The Xiong family, who are Hmong, lost nearly everything but managed to save their

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