“My neighbors woke me up to tell me what was going on. Louis, kneeling on the top of the roof of one flooded car, handed a child to other rescuers in a boat, video recorded by Victorria Adams from an apartment balcony showed.
Louis-area streets and crept up to apartments and other buildings, videos on social media showed.Ī rescuer in St. Authorities checked the vehicle after a caller reported that someone may be inside, and found the body when waters receded, the chief said.įloodwater surrounded vehicles on other St. Louis, city Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said. One person was found dead in a vehicle that had become stuck in “approximately eight and a half” feet of water in western St. More rain was forecast, though it was expected to taper off late in the morning and end by mid-afternoon, the weather service’s office in St. Louis area, about 6 to 10 inches of rain fell from midnight to 6 a.m., according to the weather service. Louis itself, more than 9 inches of rain fell from late Monday to Tuesday, surpassing the city’s highest 24-hour rainfall total on record, which was 7.02 inches on August 19-20, 1915, the National Weather Service said. Louis area Tuesday morning, killing at least one person, forcing rescues of people trapped in vehicles and homes, and spurring road closures including on part of Interstate 70, officials said. Torrential and record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in the St.
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