‘Forced letting go:’ Palm Bay resident starts over after flood damage, relies on help from neighbors

Nine days after floodwaters surged into a Palm Bay neighborhood, some residents say their lives are still upended, and the cleanup is far from over.On Wednesday, News 6 returned to California Avenue, where water rose to mailbox height last week and forced rescues from homes.Now, piles of waterlogged belongings sit curbside and in yards. One resident, Brittany Grant, said what is left behind represents people’s lives washed out and still stacked up nine days later.“It’s everybody’s lives,” she said.Grant was rescued from her home at the height of the flooding in Brevard County after climbing onto her kitchen counter to wait for help. [RELATED: Trapped by floodwaters in Palm Bay, woman says strangers rescued her after social media post]“This is insane, my whole house is flooded,” Grant said in a video she recorded during the flooding.Now, she is hauling debris to dumpsters and tearing out drywall as she tries to prevent mold from spreading.She said the last week-plus has been a blur.“My