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Heavy Rain Floods White House, Traps Motorists
Heavy Rain Floods White House, Traps Motorists
Full story: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-07-08/heavy-rain-in-washington-dc-floods-white-house-traps-motorists Three to four inches of rain fell in just about an hour Monday morning in the nation’s capital. Heavy rain in Washington, D.C. Monday flooded the White House and sparked rescues across the area as commuters became trapped in high waters. Three to four inches of rain fell in about an hour Monday morning, with water flooding into the basement of the White House. Water pooled on the floor of the below-ground area of the West Wing where journalists have workspaces, The Hill reported. Eamon Javers, a Washington correspondent for CNBC, tweeted a photo of the flooding shortly before 10 a.m. About thirty minutes later, White House employees had contained the leak and were drying the area. They then inspected areas outside the building to find the source of the leak. In other parts of the Washington–Maryland–Virginia region, flash flood warnings were in effect. Cars became stranded on flooded parts of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and drivers climbed on top of their cars waiting to be rescued nearby on Canal Road. Dave Dildine, a reporter with WTOP, said he was "totally surprised by how quickly this occurs." "[Flash flooding] really happens in a flash, and that's why it's so dangerous," Dildine said. "When runoff starts going, it happens in a hurry." D.C. Fire and EMS said it rescued 15 people from their cars in high water, including six on Canal Road. Several others were rescued on streets near the White House. .... more .... -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 ¤£*ɶU! ¤£¶BÄF! ¤£½ä¿ú! ¤£´©¥æ! ¤£¥´¥æ! ¤£¥´§T! ¤£¦Û±þ! ¤£¨D¯«! ½Ð¦Ò¼{ºî´© (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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Heavy Rain Floods White House, Traps Motorists
On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 22:31:36 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
wrote: Heavy Rain Floods White House, Traps Motorists Really? Amazing! Shill #2 -- "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin |
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