Residents Rescued After Early Morning Flooding In Rockville As Ida Remnants Hit Maryland

ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Sustained, dense rainfall is arriving successful Maryland Wednesday arsenic the remnants of Hurricane Ida treks crossed the region. An aboriginal greeting deluge pb to dense flooding successful Rockville, and residents had to beryllium rescued.

Multiple basement-level apartments flooded, and occupants were incapable to permission due to the fact that of the h2o level successful the hallway. Responders had to interruption windows and doors to behaviour rescues, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said.

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Piringer said the utmost upwind brought flooded roads and powerfulness outages arsenic well.

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Water Rescues @MontgomeryCoMD (9/1) Flooded roads, powerfulness outages, galore apartment(s) successful Rockville (Twinbrook Parkway) flooded & radical rescued https://t.co/iTWPkC8Ywd pic.twitter.com/8eL5IhWjFe

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1, 2021

CBS Baltimore Staff