tore into housing foundations, swept into homes and flooded basements. my basement is up to the top of the stairs with water, so i ve lost everything down there. reporter: floodwaters also rushed into the duluth zoo in the darkness of the night, and mayhem ensued. all our barn animals were washed away in the flood. reporter: peacocks escaped and so did two seals. they were washed out of the zoo by 14 foot high flood waters. they landed on nearby roads and were rescued. to see a seal in duluth, you don t expect to see a seal in duluth. the primary concern was if a seal can get out, a polar bear can get out. reporter: indeed, the rising tide of water swept out a polar bear. he was later tranquilized and brought to safety. larry jacobs, abc news. unbelievable. wow. and the geography, the topography of duluth is unique. we were just discussing it because the city is build around steep hills and cliffs. they re calling this the duluth deluge. say that ten times faster.
duluth deluge. unbelievable, though. unbelievable pictures, sinkholes. cars getting swallowed by these sinkholes. and just to add to the craziness, you have polar bears and seals out there. yes, polar bears on the loose. thankfully they stayed put. a lot of the animals drowned in this unfortunate disaster. the mayor is expected to contact president obama for relief, as well. well, the other door is wide open in the northeast. if you think yesterday was hot, everybody, wait and see what s in store for today. nearly a dozen states remain under heat warnings and advisories from new england to the mid-atlantic. record highs expected in new york and d.c. and the heat index in some places could reach as high as 110. thousands of folks beat the heat by flocking to the ocean. beaches along the eastern seaboard, like this one in new jersey were packed. is that you? you said you were going to the beach. i was on the jersey shore. is that you right there? that s a little further sou
northeastern minnesota city and flooded basements. my basement is up to the top of the stairs with water, so i ve lost everything down there. reporter: floodwaters also rushed into the duluth zoo in the darkness of the night, and mayhem ensued. all our barn animals were washed away in the flood. and drown. reporter: peacocks escaped and so did two seals. they were washed out of the zoo by 14 foot high flood waters. the seals landed on nearby roads and rescued. to see a seal in duluth, you don t expect to see a seal in duluth. the primary concern was if a seal can get out, a polar bear can get out. reporter: indeed, the rising tide of water swept out a polar bear. he was later tranquilized and brought to safety. larry jacobs, abc news. unbelievable. wow. and the geography, the topography of duluth is unique. we were just discussing it because the city is built around steep hills and cliffs. they re calling this the duluth deluge. say that ten times fast.