Drowning!”A rescuer jumps into the murky brown water and pulls her out by the arm. When she tries to dive under for her dog, the rescuer goes underwater and reappears holding the animal. The NWS said other areas of the United States faced threats of flash floods this week — from the Texas coast all the way up to the Ohio River Valley. The storms threatening Texas are part of the same system that deluged Louisiana, although it is now less potent, said NWS meteorologist Gavin Phillips.
The Louisiana National Guard reported that its soldiers rescued nearly 500 people and 61 pets in the 24 hours between more at friday and Saturday, by boat, helicopter and high-water (high-clearance) vehicles. “We’ve literally had hundreds of people who’ve brought boats in and have wanted to help,” Edmonson said. In one dramatic rescue in Baton Rouge captured on video, rescuers on a boat pulled a woman from a car that had just slipped under water.
A rescuer jumps into the murky brown water and pulls her out by the arm. When she tries to dive under for her dog, the rescuer goes underwater and reappears holding the animal. The NWS said other areas of the United States faced threats of flash floods this week — from the Texas coast all the way up to the Ohio River Valley. The storms threatenin