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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Thousands of flood victims throughout the area are staring down seemingly insurmountable costs to clean up and rebuild after last weekend's historic storms.

In many cases, insurance is not covering their damage because they don't have flood coverage. And for most, flood coverage was never an option they could have taken advantage of.

We walked through a devastated West Allis neighborhood Friday, August 15. Many of the homes had entire walls collapse from the weight of the water, and some people are now looking at $200,000 estimates to rebuild.

That's not an option for most. Neighbors say they're running out of time, they're running out of money, and it often feels like they're alone.

Katy Thekan is facing costly repairs after her house's wall caved in. She

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