Shaw University dries out after flooding
DAMAGED SO BADLY -- AREAS WERE
DAMAGED SO BADLY, THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT TO BE
REBUILT.
MORE THAN 400,000 CUSTOMER
ACROSS THE STATE STILL WAITING
TO GET POWER RESTORED.
MORE THAN HALF OF CUSTOMERS OF
DUKE PROGRESS.
POWER CREWS ARE WORKING AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT
CONTINUE TO REQUEST PATIENCE.
ADAM OWENS JOINING US LIVE FROM
SHAW UNIVERSITY IN RALEIGH.
POWER RECENTLY RESTORED THERE
AND NOW THE FOCUS IS ON FLOOD
RECOVERY, RIGHT?
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,
DAVID.
WE ARE IN THE BASE INNOCENT IN
THE GYM ON THE CAMPUS OF SHAW
UNIVERSITY IN RALEIGH AND YOU
SEE FANS AND DEHUMIDIFIERS IN
AREAS.
-- IN THE BASEMENT OF THE GYM.
RIGHT AFTER THE STORM, THERE
WAS THREE INCHES OF WATER IN
THIS BASEMENT AS WELL.
AS SOON AS THE STORM LET UP,
WORK ARES MOVED IN TO TRY TO
FIX THINGS.
THAT HAS BEEN A VERY BIG TASK.
LOOK HOW THEY'VE TRIED TO MOVE
EVERYTHING TO THE CENTER TRYING
TO TRY EVERYTHING OUT AS BEST
THEY CAN.
THIS FLOODING IS NOT THE ONLY
ISSUE ON CAMPUS EITHER.
THERE WAS ALSO FLOODING IN THE
FINANCE OFFICE, LEAKS IN SOME
WINDOWS IN OTHER BUILDINGS,
GENERATORS ON CAMPUS WENT DOWN
CUTTING POWER TO SOME RESIDENCE
HALLS.
THE CAFETERIA LOST HVAC UNITS
TO RESIDENCE HALLS.
AT ONE POINT, THE PRESIDENT
HERSELF ACTUALLY DELIVERED
PIZZA TO THE STUDENT TO TRY TO
KEEP THEM MORE COMFORTABLE AND
HELP THEM OUT.
THIS IS A COMEBACK STORY.
YOU SEE ALL OF WORK BEING DONE
HERE.
THERE IS STILL WORK THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE.
BUT IT COULD TAKE ANOTHER DAY
OR SO TO DRY THIS FLOODING OUT
BUT THERE IS ALSO WORK TO GET
THE HVAC UNIT BACK UP AND
RUNNING.
POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO
SEVERAL AREAS HERE ON CAMPUS.
AND WHILE THEY WERE CLOSED, THE
CAMPUS WAS CLOSED TODAY,
STUDENTS WERE NOT ON CAMPUS,
THEY DO HOPE TO OPEN UP
TOMORROW.
THAT REALLY IS A TESTAMENT TO
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT HAS
BEEN PUT IN OVER THE WEEKEND
AND TODAY.
CAN YOU HEAR SOME OF IT GOING
ON IN THE BACKGROUND EVEN AS
I'M SPEAKING.
AGAIN, THIS IS SHAW UNIVERSITY.
IT WAS TERRIBLY HIT ON ITS
RALEIGH CAMPUS AS YOU CAN SEE
AROUND ME.
THERE ARE ALSO SATELLITE
CAMPUSES THAT SHAW UNIVERSITY
HAS IN OTHER PLACES LIKE
FAYETTEVILLE AND WILMINGTON AND
AT THOSE LOCATIONS, IT IS A
DIFFERENT STORY, DAVID.
COMING UP AT 6:00, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT.