Working to fix problem flooding in Richmond

June 2, 2025, WWBT

Summer’s heat means summer thunderstorms, which often bring flooding. It often happens in the same areas over and over.

“It’s really a soggy experience for folks, whether you’re, like, trying to get to work or driving, you’re walking. If you’re waiting for the bus, is this really, really bad,” Sheri Shannon with Southside Releaf said of living in an area that holds water after storms

She decided to help areas on the southside of Richmond by starting the organization that works to reduce heat and flooding, which happens here much more than in the city’s higher-income areas.