More than 100 children and staff members were rescued Wednesday from a flooded day care in Florence.Deputies and emergency responders carried the children from The Railroad Center to higher ground once floodwaters overtook the building.”We probably had over 50 calls for assistance, and probably rescued or evacuated, or helped rescue well over 100 people,” Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said.Deputies also rescued about 30 residents of a senior living facility in Brandon. The sheriff’s office used a specially-designed high-water rescue vehicle to help evacuate flooded neighborhoods.
More than 100 children and staff members were rescued Wednesday from a flooded day care in Florence.
Deputies and emergency responders carried the children from The Railroad Center to higher ground once floodwaters overtook the building.
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“We probably had over 50 calls for assistance, and probably rescued or evacuated, or helped rescue well over 100 people,” Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said.
Deputies also rescued about 30 residents of a senior living facility in Brandon. The sheriff’s office used a specially-designed high-water rescue vehicle to help evacuate flooded neighborhoods.