Couple Kayak On Their Flooded Property After Hurricane Francine

A Louisiana couple took to their kayaks after their property in Mandeville was flooded on September 12, following the deluge brought by Hurricane Francine.

Michael S Young recorded himself and his wife drifting around their inundated field. “We can kayak our whole field now. It’s all a lake,” Young can be heard saying in his video. “We’ve never kayaked our land before,” he added.

“It’s a good thing the road is under because we will be in bed the rest of the week after paddling our way through the neighborhood!” he wrote on Facebook. “No water in the house, just under it, and we kept power. We are just ‘shipwrecked’ for a few days!” he wrote.

The National Weather Service had a flash flood warning in place for the region on Thursday, warning residents to move to higher ground and avoid walking or driving through floodwaters. Credit: Michael S Young via Storyful

Video transcript

We're here at Nikki Lake.

This is our look.

Oh, wait, there comes Dena.

We give to kayak our whole field.

Now, look at this.

It's all a lake.

Oops, sorry.

Hm.

Mm.

Um This is, this is our land.

Hey y'all sorry.

I can't cover up the camera.

Jeez.

Come on, Dina, I've got a video going.

Let me show you all this.

Hm.

Unbelievable.

This is a new one.

Daddy.

Are you watching this?

We never kayaked our land before.

Welcome, man.

It goes all the way back.

Yeah, let's go back further.