Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me．I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been （31）___ by natural flooding and how the different （32）___ there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup．I have always felt （33）___ for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn't imagine what they were （34）___ because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first （35）___ until two years back．
My （36）___ experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the （37）___ of water．As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light，I felt cold muddy water at my （38）___．I then realized that the power was （39）___．This probably happened due to the heavy （40）___ and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the （41）___．
As the rains stopped，I decided to do my flood damage cleanup （42）___．Because I had only moved in the house and had only （43）___ a few belongings，the amount of damage was （44）___．It involved only washing shoes and bags （45）___ soap and water．
It was a good thing that most of my things were （46）___ inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of （47）___ and plastic．This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier．My cleanup work only （48）___ the removal of mud from the apartment floors．It was also a good thing that the （49）___ had hardwood floors．Had the apartment been covered with carpet，I would have had to （50）___ a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one．