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Lisa Milton sits in front of her submerged lawn on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. “I’ve never been in this situation, I think that’s true for a lot of people in the community,” Milton said. “I want to be able to live here. I hope I have the funds to rebuild this house in a manner that is acceptable so I can continue to live in this community.” Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Floodwater remains on Aug. 17, 2026, on North Temple Avenue in an area north of the Ravenswood Neighborhood in Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Donna Shaw reacts to discovering dozens of vinyls completely submerged in water on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Shaw said the first vinyl she purchased was a Bob Dylan album when she was 12. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Donated supplies are available for pickup at Glendale Christian Church on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Matthew Martin, right, carries his kids as his wife Kaatla Martin, left, carries bags across floodwater to their home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. The Martins have a two story home, and said they are more worried about some of their neighbors with one story. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Amanda Reel, right, touches her partner Duke Gauchat’s arm in comfort as they assess the damage in Gauchat’s home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Gauchat said the home has been in his family for nearly 80 years. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

CDs covered in mud are thrown out on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Cars are partially submerged on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Suze Stamm, left, gives a stuffed animal to Jaxon Albright, 1, held by his mother, Merissa Albright, on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Stamm, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1977, had to evacuate her home by canoe and has been staying at the church since Saturday with her cat Tipper. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Kim Saylor makes a sign to put on the front of the Glendale Christian Church on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Insulation is torn from the wall to prevent mold growth in Helen and Ron Wright’s home on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. The couple has lived in this house for about 57 years. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Duke Gauchat clears out furniture from his home following the flood on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Floorboards poke out following water damage in Duke Gauchat’s home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Todd Vannatta rows a boat on Aug. 17, 2026, on East 78th Street north of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Ashlee York, center, coordinates volunteer efforts with Becca Panyard on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Gw Walsh (right) shows paper to his neighbor Kaatla Martin on Aug. 17, 2026, in Ravenswood. Martin and her family just moved to their home in the neighborhood Aug. 11. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Posters dry out after being completed submerged in floodwater on the wall of Donna Shaw’s house on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Shaw said the posters were left up from when she first moved into the house around 40 years ago. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Initials in a basement are visible beneath a layer of mud on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Kimberly Smyrnis shows pictures of the flooding in the Ravenswood neighborhood from 1991 while cleaning out her parent’s home on Aug. 18, 2026, which sustained significant flood damage earlier in the week in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

Gw Welsh, left, hugs his wife Lisa Milton on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Credit: Cara Penquite/Mirror Indy

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Photos: Ravenswood neighbors come together to clean up after flood

by Cara Penquite, Mirror Indy
August 18, 2026

<h1>Photos: Ravenswood neighbors come together to clean up after flood</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cara Penquite, Mirror Indy <br />August 18, 2026</p>
<br />
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_121TONED-1024x699.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88306" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lisa Milton sits in front of her submerged lawn on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. “I’ve never been in this situation, I think that’s true for a lot of people in the community,” Milton said. “I want to be able to live here. I hope I have the funds to rebuild this house in a manner that is acceptable so I can continue to live in this community.”</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_587TONED-1024x646.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88323" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Floodwater remains on Aug. 17, 2026, on North Temple Avenue in an area north of the Ravenswood Neighborhood in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_138TONED-1024x697.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88391" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Donna Shaw reacts to discovering dozens of vinyls completely submerged in water on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Shaw said the first vinyl she purchased was a Bob Dylan album when she was 12.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_388TONED-722x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88316" style="width:539px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Donated supplies are available for pickup at Glendale Christian Church on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_190TONED-1024x736.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88309" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Matthew Martin, right, carries his kids as his wife Kaatla Martin, left, carries bags across floodwater to their home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. The Martins have a two story home, and said they are more worried about some of their neighbors with one story.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_744TONED2-1024x680.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88332" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Amanda Reel, right, touches her partner Duke Gauchat’s arm in comfort as they assess the damage in Gauchat’s home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Gauchat said the home has been in his family for nearly 80 years.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_187TONED-823x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88395" style="aspect-ratio:0.8037209302325582;width:556px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">CDs covered in mud are thrown out on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_097TONED-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88304" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cars are partially submerged on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_312TONED-1024x701.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88314" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Suze Stamm, left, gives a stuffed animal to Jaxon Albright, 1, held by his mother, Merissa Albright, on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Stamm, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1977, had to evacuate her home by canoe and has been staying at the church since Saturday with her cat Tipper.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_376TONED-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88315" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kim Saylor makes a sign to put on the front of the Glendale Christian Church on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_401TONED-1024x627.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88402" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Insulation is torn from the wall to prevent mold growth in Helen and Ron Wright’s home on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. The couple has lived in this house for about 57 years.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_661TONED-1024x721.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88326" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Duke Gauchat clears out furniture from his home following the flood on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_820TONED-732x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88330" style="aspect-ratio:0.7148488830486203;width:528px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Floorboards poke out following water damage in Duke Gauchat’s home on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_685TONED-1024x648.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88327" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Duke Gauchat clears out furniture from his home following the flood on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_529TONEDTONED2-1024x681.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88334" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Todd Vannatta rows a boat on Aug. 17, 2026, on East 78th Street north of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_036TONED-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88386" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ashlee York, center, coordinates volunteer efforts with Becca Panyard on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_127TONED-UNCROPPED-1024x704.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88454" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Gw Walsh (right) shows paper to his neighbor Kaatla Martin on Aug. 17, 2026, in Ravenswood. Martin and her family just moved to their home in the neighborhood Aug. 11.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_070TONED-1024x634.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88389" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Posters dry out after being completed submerged in floodwater on the wall of Donna Shaw’s house on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Shaw said the posters were left up from when she first moved into the house around 40 years ago.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AR206021TONED3-1024x720.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88447" style="width:623px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Initials in a basement are visible beneath a layer of mud on Aug. 18, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_RavenswoodRockyRippleFlood_CP_374TONED-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88400" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kimberly Smyrnis shows pictures of the flooding in the Ravenswood neighborhood from 1991 while cleaning out her parent’s home on Aug. 18, 2026, which sustained significant flood damage earlier in the week in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260717_RavenswoodFlood_CP_108TONED-1024x640.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88305" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Gw Welsh, left, hugs his wife Lisa Milton on Aug. 17, 2026, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<p><em>Cara Penquite is a photojournalism intern for Mirror Indy and FPI News. Contact her at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cara.penquite@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cara.penquite@mirrorindy.org</a>.</em> </p>
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