Emergency personnel carry a woman from a rescue boat as people are evacuated from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Massive flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in Houston, which is grappling with destroyed homes, trapped drivers and deaths for the third straight year. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes. During severe weather throughout the year, first responders sound the alarm and offer a helping hand to those in need.
During severe flooding in Houston on April 18, a reporter sprang to action as a first responder and helped save a man from his car, which was stranded in flood waters. The flooding event resulted in more than 1,200 water rescues throughout the state. The Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore called the rate of rainfall a "mind-boggling situation."
On Feb. 23, tornadoes tore through the South, leaving a trail of damage from Louisiana to Florida and as far north as Virginia. Everyone from police officers, firefighters and even the victims themselves came together to start picking up the pieces. In Convent, La. a trailer park reported dozens of completely destroyed homes.
"We never had anything like this; we never had this many people injured in one event, and so much destruction in one event," St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin told WVUE News. "We won't stop searching until we're satisfied we've searched every pile."
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