EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — In one evening, an Effingham County couple lost their home and equine business to a flood.

David and Justyne Albright heard rushing water in their yard Friday evening after a summer storm. According to them, the new Effingham Parkway road construction behind their barn washed out. This future parkway runs through their property through an eminent domain.

David said, "By the time we were done moving the car, it had reached the house. We got in the house and got a couple of things up off the floor. About that time, the door opened, and it was coming into the house."

By dark, the couple said the water was at their knees. Their concern shifted to the horses.

"We just had to start pulling from the fields," Justyne said. "The first horses we got were our client

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