proper area. you can imagine that the communities closest to those two reservoirs were impacted by this controlled release. i know that you have been up all night working for us. thank you very much. try to get some sleep. we have another eventful few days. thank you. you can see the rain has at least stopped where derek is for the time being. another hart another hard-hit area is dickinson. 20 to 25 people were rescued from the la vita bella nursing home. the owner s daughter says officials told her mother to shelter the residents in place. but after the water rose, she tweeted out this photo as a plea for help which finally came. also in dickinson, ed lavandera who drove up with a crew, they were accompanying a search and rescue mission. as the rescuers were about to
of houston. galveston county emergency officials say 20 to 25 people were rescued from the la vita bella nursing home. the owner s daughter said officials told her daughter to shelter residents in place. after the water rose, she tweeted this incredible photo as a plea for help which did finally come. look at that. those people are up to their waists in water in that room. unbelievable. also in dickinson, ed lavandera who drove up sunday night with producer jason morris and joe de la rosa, photojournalist. they were accompanying a search and rescue mission as rescuers were about to leave a flooded neighborhood. they heard a family out and helped with the rescue. ed spoke to them once everyone was out safely. reporter: how long have you been trapped in there? all night. reporter: all night? you ve been with your parents? how are they holding up?
if you re in town, you should probably leave. this is not livable. if you ve evacuated out of town, don t come back yet. there s nothing really for you to come back to. and here s the long-term problem it is going to be a long time before the electricity s turned on. officials are telling us it may be a matter of weeks. right now, they re simply concerned about making sure everyone s okay. dave and christine? martin savidge there. a town leveled, frankly. another hard-hit area, dickinson, southeast of houston. galveston emergency officials say 20 to 25 people were rescued from la vita bella nursing home. the nursing home owner s daughter said they were told to shelter in place. then her mother sent a photo as a plea for help. help finally came. also in dickinson, ed lavendera drove up with our