Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Fla., Ala.
Source: AP-Excite
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest.
In the Panhandle on Wednesday, roads were chewed up into pieces or wiped out entirely. A car and truck plummeted 25 feet when portions of a highway collapsed. Cars were submerged or overturned and neighborhoods were inundated, making rescues difficult for hundreds of people who called for help when they were caught off guard by the torrential rains.
Boats and Humvees zigzagged through the flooded streets to help stranded residents. At the height of the storm, about 30,000 people were without power. One woman died when she drove her car into high water, officials said.
Kyle Schmitz was at home with his 18-month-old son Oliver on Tuesday night when heavy rain fell during a 45-minute span in Pensacola. He gathered up his son, his computer and important papers and decided to leave.
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Sluggo's manager Gina Mangold wheels a mop buck out of the front door of the business during cleanup from floodwaters in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Heavy rains and flooding have left people stranded in houses and cars in the Florida Panhandle and along the Alabama coast. According to the National Weather Service, an estimated 15-20 inches of rain has fallen in Pensacola in the past 24 hours. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)
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then residents of the South could REALLY get bashed.
One of my best friends lives on Mobile, Al., just shy of Dauphin Island, Al. He is in Vietnam at the moment and has no idea if he has a home to go back to. I may be spending some time there now. This may be the leverage I need to make him get out and vote. He is of the opinion that it's all rigged and one person cannot make a difference. That will be my "fee" for helping.
