Van Nest residents were praying for water to come back following a main break Thursday morning that caused pipes to burst and flooded streets with water. "I need that water upstairs right now," said Jessica Rosado. Homes remained bone-dry into Friday morning, as the Department of Environmental protection began inspecting the leak. Neighbors on Hunt Avenue said they were initially told it would take eight hours Thursday until water was restored, but department sources told News 12 record rainfall caused a delay in the investigation.

It was restored by noon Friday, and the delay caused massive flooding in Sharon Fearon's basement. "The water was just going...it was just going for a while," she said. In an attempt to save her fridge, Fearon purchased more than $100 worth of sandbags and water pumps to ease the flooding. By the time she got home, it rendered useless. "The water destroyed everything," she said. "We just gave up." Repairs won't be cheap— especially for a government nurse during a government shutdown.

"Not right now. Not with my sidewalk busted up, not with my water main being busted up," she said emotionally. Still on the job, with no idea when she'll be paid, Fearon says she's left drowning in the cost of repairs.

She would'nt be able to cover the cost, now days without pay.

"How am I going to get assistance for this? All of this is gonna fall on me, in a very tough situation right now," she said.

The city may be able to help cover the cost for repairs.

The DEP told News 12 in a statement "residents and businesses who suffered any property damage are encouraged to file a claim with the Comptroller's Office."