A second flood didn't occur in Haywood County this week. Despite a voluntary evacuation, that allowed locals to continue their cleanup from flooding more than two weeks ago. The ground is still muddy outside Juke Box Junction Restaurant where Peter Constantian is sitting outside. He points to how high the water level in the Pigeon River rose during the flood. "They said the water came all the way up to the floor boards, and maybe a little bit came through the floor boards but the basement was totally flooded," said Constantian. Constantian is pastor at Cruso United Methodist Church. The church is beyond the current emergency check point where only volunteers and residents are allowed. He says all 45 members of his congregation lost their homes or had family members who have lost everything. "I was out there trying to meet people, talk with them and just as a pastor helped them to process some of that trauma," he said. The church has become a base camp for volunteers who need showers

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