Torrential rain fell for several hours in central Mississippi, flooding roads and sending water into homes and businesses in Winston County and Louisville. Winston County Sheriff Jason Pugh said law enforcement officers rescued three people from vehicles and removed several others from homes as the water rose.
Swift water washed one car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car was submerged. The man stood knee-deep in the floodwater on top of his car as officers rescued him, Pugh said. About 17,500 people live in Winston County. The largest town, Louisville, is about 153 km northeast of Jackson.
No deaths or serious injuries were reported in the county within the first six hours of the heavy rainfall, which started about 6 am, the sheriff said. 바카라We're urging our residents not to travel unless absolutely necessary,바카라 Pugh said. 바카라We're going to have a lot of roads washed out after this has receded.바카라
Pugh said the last time he can recall this type of rapid rainfall in the area was in 1977 when he was a child. 바카라There are streets in Louisville that are flooded that I've never seen flooded,바카라 he said.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued flash flood warnings on some state highways in Winston and Neshoba counties. Roadways were also flooded in nearby Choctaw and Noxubee counties, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said. (AP) RHL
