LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Residents in one part of Lackawanna County are still cleaning up after flash flooding tore through their neighborhood.
"I watched a five-foot rock roll down the middle of my run off of the creek, and I was amazed, the power of water," said Chris Pezak, a resident.
A cell phone footage showed how heavy rains from last weekend turned Chris Pezak's backyard right outside of Carbondale into a raging river.
"The erosion, we lost 10 feet of land, 20 feet of land. Our island area was washed out completely."
According to Pezak, it took just 17 minutes for the water to rise enough to wipe out most of his backyard.
"We just stood there and watched things crumble in trees, and it was just amazing seeing huge 50-foot trees snap in half."
After the water receded, the remnants of storm damage littered the creek and properties across the neighborhood.
"The shed over there did move. I see he re-leveled it. But behind it, you'll see debris; you'll see everything," added Pezak.
On top of trying to repair what's left of their properties. More than a dozen families have been without running water for several days since that severe flash flooding.
Crews from Pennsylvania American Water are still working to repair a water main that broke due to the heavy rain. A spokesperson says the water company is working with other agencies to provide a fix to restore service to customers. While not relying on a water tanker will be a relief, Pezak says it's the potential of another storm that has him worried the most.
"Somebody has to come up here physically take a look at this creek, whether it's the Army Corps of Engineers. I don't know who, but somebody has to do something before we're all, we're all flooded out someday."