After heavy bouts of rain fell over Richmond, Virginia, within a the span of only a few hours, the city's fire department responded to more than a dozen calls of vehicles in high water and rescued 19 people on Wednesday. The Richmond Fire Department noted that most of the crews were dispatched between 4:27 and 5:22 p.m. EDT, and while 17 people were rescued around that timeframe, another two were rescued later that evening. It's been a busy.
After a short period of heavy rainfall over Richmond, Virginia, within the span of just a few hours, the fire department of the city responded to over a dozen calls of vehicles in high water and saved 19 people on Wednesday.
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The Rescue
Between 4:27 and 5:22 p.m. EDT most of the crews were dispatched, and while 17 people were saved around that interval, another two were rescued later that evening, the Richmond Fire Department noted. Video from the fire department reveals a crew member assisting a motorist from the roof of their car into a pumped-up boat during one rescue.