Firefighters Rescue Victims of Flash Flooding in Capitol Heights, Maryland
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Firefighters rescued victims of flash flooding in Prince George’s County, Maryland on Tuesday, August 21.These videos show the survivors being carried to safety on inflatable rafts from the Capitol Heights building. At least eight people were rescued from the building, local radio station WTOP-FM reported.Mark Brady, spokesperson for Prince George’s County Fire department, tweeted that a rescue team eventually rescued 11 people trapped in the offices of a limousine company and its parking lot.The rescues came after the National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for various parts of Maryland. Credit: Office of Emergency Management for Prince George’s County via Storyful
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