Monday, October 14, 2013
Louisville Flooding: Dozens Evacuated During Weekend Floods in Jefferson County
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dozens of people were displaced over the weekend by flooding in Louisville and Jefferson County, including some by rescue personnel using boats, authorities said Sunday.
By Sunday evening, some people were returning home to assess damage. Flood watches and warnings were discontinued for the area as the rain tapered off.
A potent storm front rumbling across the nation's midsection was blamed for more than 6 inches of rain that drenched the region Saturday, swamping some low-lying neighborhoods with water from ankle-deep to waist-deep in spots, Metro Safe spokeswoman Jody Duncan told The Associated Press.
"We had about 82 people that we assisted because of flooding in specific areas," said Duncan, with the local emergency management agency for the city and the county. "We had 12 rescues and 250 assists. Everybody's safe and we had no injuries."
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She said most had to be taken from their homes but personnel also helped stalled motorists safely get out of vehicles that had stalled on swamped roads. Several of those evacuated took shelter in a high school and others in a church.
Link: http://www.weather.com/news/louisville-flooding-update-20131007
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