12 rescued from Potomac River in Washington, DC, after storm surge of rapidly rising water
Read full article here: https://readnews.io/gebm3j A dozen people had to be rescued from rocks along the Potomac River in the nations capital on Saturday after recent rains triggered rapidly rising waters. D. C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said on Twitter that three groups of people had gotten stuck on the rocks by rushing waters at Chain Bridge. Some of the people at the three different locations were rescued by the Harbor Unit of Washingtons Metropolitan Police Department, while firefighters launched inflatable rafts to reach the trapped individuals. CHINA DROWNING: 8 CHILDREN DROWN IN RIVER TRYING TO SAVE EACH OTHERMontgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said on Twitterthe quickly rising waters south of the Great Falls were described as a "storm surge," leaving the people stranded on the rocks and unable to get back to shore. The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued a flash flood watch for the Washington and Baltimore areas on Saturday until 9 p. m. , as forecasters warned that "multiple" rounds of showers and thunderstorms may cause flash flooding on small streams, creeksand in urban areas. While individuals described the rapidly rising conditions on the river as a storm surge," it bears noting that a storm surge is associated with tropical storms and hurricanes as opposed to the flash-flooding on the Potomac over the weekend. Video released by D. C. Fire and EMS shows rushing water overtaking the rocky areas where the people were being rescued. Of the 12 rescued on Saturday, officials said that four were children. Nine were brought to Georgetown Harbor for medical evaluation but did not require further medical attentionSEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR OVER 100 MILLION AS DANGEROUS HEAT RETURNS OUT WESTIm guessing just the way the rainfall was it came up on them unexpectedly, firefighter William Beatty told WJLA-TV. Its illegal to swim or wade in the Potomac River, with violators at risk of fines of more than $200. Signs in the area
