Crime & Safety
Stamford Students Rescued By Boat From Flooded Bus: VIDEO
Firefighters were making "dozens of water rescues" in Tuesday flood.
STAMFORD, CT — Several streets throughout Stamford were flooded Tuesday as torrential rains pelted the region, which required some students to need rescuing by boat from their flooded bus.
Firefighters were "actively making dozens of water rescues" of motorists stranded in rising water, and the department urged residents to stay off the roads.
Students getting out of school on Dale Street and Cove Road had to be rescued by boat in order to get home, according to a Twitter posts from @IAmTwoWheeler.
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Please stay off the roads. The Stamford Fire Department is actively making dozens of water rescues due to the heavy rain. Please do not drive through deep water.
— Stamford Fire (@SFDPIO) September 25, 2018
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— The City That Works (@IAmTwoWheeler) September 25, 2018
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— The City That Works (@IAmTwoWheeler) September 25, 2018
Street flooding getting real. Kiddos stuck on the flooded bus getting rescued by boat. Dale Street. Cove Road. @SPSSuper @stamfordmayor @News12CT @WTNH @WFSBnews @StamfordPolice @StamAdvocate pic.twitter.com/0muKzx3cq0
— The City That Works (@IAmTwoWheeler) September 25, 2018
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— The City That Works (@IAmTwoWheeler) September 25, 2018
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Stamford firefighters rescued numerous occupants of stalled motor vehicles due to flash flooding through the City this afternoon. Photos: Members from Engine 5 assist & remove several individuals from multiple vehicles at the intersection of Elm & South State St. @StamAdvocate pic.twitter.com/zyXTZlC5wz
— Stamford Fire (@SFDPIO) September 25, 2018
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