AIR 12 was over the scene Monday afternoon as Clackamas Fire District
#1 crews used boats to reach people stuck in their homes in the area of
Southeast Rusk Road and Highway 224.
Firefighters said they
received reports of a bed-ridden person as well as someone in a
wheelchair who could not escape their homes before the flood waters
rolled in.
The Clackamas County Fire rescue crews have performed
13 boat rescues Monday, with eight happening at a care facility off of
Rusk Road and five more at a business on Southeast Johnson Road.
Crews
also notified almost 50 residents of an apartment complex on Southeast
Lake to evacuate. The fire department is advising residents to stay away
for at least a day to let the water recede before returning.
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