DAKOTA DUNES RESIDENTS OPEN THEIR HOMES

SIOUXLAND---DAKOTA DUNES RESIDENTS ARE STILL ALLOWED TO ENTER THEIR HOMES DAILY AS THE MIRROURI RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE.

HOWEVER, MOST SIOUXLANDERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COUNTRY CLUB AREA FOR SAFETY REASONS.

RESIDENTS OPENED UP THEIR HOMES TO THE MEDIA MONDAY TO SHOW HOW THE FLOOD HAS AFFECTED THEIR LIVES.

KSCJ'S LARRY FULLER MET FLOOD VICTIM MELISSA SMITH, WHO LIVES ALONG SPYGLASS CIRCLE.
SHE SAYS IT'S HARD TO SEE FOUR FEET OF RIVER WATER STANDING IN THEIR BASEMENT.

SMITH SAYS HER BACKYARD IS UNRECOGNIZEABLE, BUT SHE CAN'T COMPLAIN.

SMITH, HER HUSBAND KAM AND THEIR TWO KIDS MOVED ALL OF THEIR BELONGINGS INTO STORAGE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND HAVE RELOCATED TO A NEARBY CITY.
SHE SAYS HER KIDS ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

SMITH REMAINS CONFIDANT THAT HER FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO DAKOTA DUNES.