A Castro Valley man said he lost literally everything to a wall of water on New Year’s Eve.
Don Martin was able to go back to his apartment Monday and understand how much he lost to flood waters weeks ago.
“About 3 feet of water started coming in. I went up and got the cat carrier from the car,” he said.
When he returned to get his cat, it was almost too late.
“There was about 5 feet of water, I almost couldn’t get back in,” he said. “My roommate barely got out. She got out through a window with her dog. That’s the last time we’ve been in