Tag: flood

Volunteers lend a hand in flood clean-up efforts

Good News Notes: “ On Monday morning, homes were submerged under four feet of water along Euclid Avenue and Bridge Street in Paintsville. Forty-eight hours later, there has been a transformation unlike no other — leaving thick layers of mud and a ton of cleanup. Eric Castle’s parents live along Bridge Street, with water seeping…

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Local animal shelters team up to house pets affected by flooding

Good News Notes: “Mississippi Animal Rescue League and Community Animal Rescue and Adoption are teaming up to house animals affected by flooding in the community. MARL is housing cats and small dogs. CARA is housing large dogs. The owners bring them to the shelters and do the paperwork and the shelters will keep and care for…

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First responders rescue residents trapped by Nisqually Valley flood

Good News Notes: “On Friday, first-responders went door-to-door, oftentimes by boat, checking on the safety of hundreds of people experiencing flooding in the Nisqually Valley. “Extremely grateful for the Sheriff’s office, Thurston county, they got us out safe,” said Gloria Scott, who was rescued from a housing development along Old Pacific Hwy. The Sheriff’s Office…

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First responders rescue people trapped in home by flood waters

Good News Notes: “Floodwaters trapped people inside their Rutherford County home during severe weather Wednesday night. Rutherford County emergency officials say three people were trapped in the home on S Windrow Road. The first floor of the home was reportedly underwater, leaving the residents trapped on the second floor.” View the whole story here: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/first-responders-rescue-people-trapped-in-home-by-flood-waters

Amphibious ATVs help Willow residents stranded by flood

Good News Notes: “With Christmas just two days away, some residents in Willow are stuck in their homes after flooding caused by an ice jam blocked the only road out of the neighborhood.” “On Monday, emergency workers escorted people through the flooded area on amphibious ATVs and provided a shuttle so that people isolated by…

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