“The Main Thing Is That We Can Return Home”: Tammiste Families Count the Cost After Floodwaters Recede

For families on Ristiku Road in Tammiste, the relief of reaching dry ground after two days in floodwater has quickly given way to the task of counting their losses.

The flooding followed what the article describes as the rainfall of the century. Residents remained trapped by water until Sunday around midday, when rescue workers, who had pumped through the night, found the apparent cause of the problem.

The water had been held back by a ditch that had been built independently and without authorization. Once the illegal structure was demolished, the water began to retreat from the street.

The immediate danger has passed, but the affected families now face the consequences inside and around their homes. Their first concern, as reflected in the headline, is simple: being able to return home. The next step is to determine how much damage the flooding caused.