Gloria Najar said it felt like an "apocalypse'' when she returned home after being evacuated in a flood that sent waist-high water into homes and streets in San Jose.
Still, as she sorted through her water-logged possessions Thursday, she said she counts herself among the lucky. The 57-year-old — one of thousands of people ordered to evacuate Tuesday — lost almost everything in her garage, but her second-floor condominium was dry.
"It felt like an apocalypse. It was unreal," said Najar, who found that her $10,000 leather couch, another pricey velvet couch, kitchen items and "other things I've had forever" were ruined in the garage.