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- Dozens rescued from nursing home underwater in Dickinson
- Rescued From Texas Nursing Home After Disturbing Photo Goes Viral
- VIDEO: What to pack in your earthquake emergency kit
- AccuWeather: Calm before a rainy winter storm
- Residents of Dickinson nursing home rescued from chest-deep floodwaters, sparking viral photo
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This photo was taken near Buffalo Bayou in West Houston. Photo submitted by Blake McWherter on August 29, 2017. "This is First Colony, Williams Grant subdivision this morning . Those ducks swimming beyond the Williams Grant stop sign are from Grant's Lake just beyond. The owner of the car got home safely." A woman has garnered national attention after a video of her leading a spontaneous worship session in a shelter went viral on Facebook.
"We were airlifting grandmothers and grandfathers," David Popoff of Dickinson County Emergency Management told The Daily News, who showed him the viral image. A reader submitted a photo of Chloe Marie, a miniature Schnauzer wearing a Fido Float, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. A reader submitted a photo from the area of 610 and Westpark. People also shared photos of sunlight peeking through after days of heavy rain and catastrophic flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas Friday, and though it was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday, it brought unprecedented flooding to southeast Texas.
Dozens rescued from nursing home underwater in Dickinson
Residents at the La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson were rescued after Timothy McIntosh tweeted the photo on Aug. 27, 2017. Newton rescued his mother, and some others, while emergency crews eventually reached the rest. The McIntosh’s decided to post the photo on Twitter shortly after, pleading with emergency services for help. N elderly woman’s legs disappeared under waist-deep water from Hurricane Harvey as the storm’s flooding flowed into the La Vita Bella Nursing Home on Sunday in Dickinson, TX. Timothy McIntosh, who tweeted the image, told the outlet that his mother-in-law took the photo around 9 a.m. “We were air-lifting grandmothers and grandfathers,” Dickinson emergency management coordinator David Popoff told the Daily News'sJohn Wayne Ferguson.
But by the time she arrived at the home on Oak Drive, water was already a foot deep. Half an hour later it was chest-high, and the meticulously curated medical notes floated atop a mess of debris and muck brought in with the floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey. A reader sent these photos of Village of Oak Lakes in Sugar Land, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. A reader sent these photos of a neighborhood in Sugar Land Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Caleb Leighton, 6, waded through the waters on Pinemont Drive in Houston on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Tropical Storm Harvey is the first high-water storm he experienced, according to his mother, Hannah.
Rescued From Texas Nursing Home After Disturbing Photo Goes Viral
Rain is expected to continue through the middle of this week. “Need help asap emergency services please RETWEET,” Tim tweeted shortly after his first message. The first tweet garnered more than 2,400 likes and resulted in quick action from local rescue teams. Eighteen people were rescued, including 15 seniors, from the La Vita Bella living facility, a city official told The Galveston County Daily News. Fortunately, after the photo went viral, rescuers swiftly had the residents air-lifted to safety. See photos of Hurricane Harvey shared by Chron.com readers ahead.
Dickinson has been hit hard by the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Nursing home owners Trudy and Pete Lampson say they were initially told to shelter in place, but evacuation was soon their only option. Not long after, another picture showed the residents safe and dry at another facility. Dickinson was hit hard by the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. "If we thought it was a threat, its never flooded, then street has never flooded," said Lampson. Lampson reflected on the decision to stay and showed us the facility's lengthy emergency plans, but says like her neighbors, she was caught off guard.
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“We were very fortunate and are thankful for all the retweets, media contacts, and especially the promptness of Galveston emergency services along with the National Guard. All together, they saved many lives today,” they added in the email. The unidentified woman wasn’t the only one submerged in the rising waters pouring into the nursing home. A now-viral photo first shared on Twitter showed at least six other women and a cat trapped in the same green-colored water that filled the room. In a plea heard all across social media, dozens of residents of a Dickinson nursing home were evacuated.
Residents at a Dickinson, Texas nursing home, that were seen in waist-deep flood water, were safely rescued. A reader submitted these photos of from the Heights area at Yale and the Katy Freeway, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. A reader submitted a photo of rapidly rising water Monday at Colony Bend in Sugar Land. As Hurricane Harvey descended on Houston, residents braved the rain to share photos of flooding, damage, and their storm setups. Emergency officials updated the McIntosh’s every 30 minutes until everyone was out safely.
A reader submitted this photo of his family's first big storm in Houston at South Post Oak and South Willow. Jeremy Blanton noted that the family lost a car but him, his wife and 2-year-old daughter were all safe. The emergency rescue took place after a viral image showed several residents sitting amongst the flood waters. A reader submitted this photo of flooding on Braeswood, near Kirby. A reader submitted this photo of their horses in Hitchcock during the flooding of Hurricane Harvey.
A reader submitted photos from the shelter set up inside the George R. Brown Convention Center on Sunday night, Aug. 27, 2017. “We were air-lifting grandmothers and grandfathers,” Popoff told the Daily News. A reader submitted this photo from Clear Lake Park on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. A reader submitted this photo in front of their house in Northeast Houston near C.E. A reader submitted this photo from downtown Houston on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. A reader submitted this photo near 288 between Southmore and Binz on Sunday morning, Aug. 27, 2017.
"Thanks to all the true believers that re-tweeted and got the news organizations involved. It pushed La Vita Bella to #1 on the priority list." "This is absolutely not a fake photo," McIntosh replied. "I would suspect this is a fake photo," one person responded.
The photo of residents of La Vita Bella seemingly calmly sitting in wheelchairs and on sofas in water greater than waist-deep was widely circulated as viewers tried to determine its authenticity. Lampson sent her daughter the photo of residents of La Vita Bella seemingly calmly sitting in wheelchairs and on sofas in water greater than waist-deep. Following a plea heard all across social media, dozens of residents of a Dickinson nursing home have been safely evacuated in the midst of the epic flooding gripping the greater Houston area.
Two patients were airlifted from the home, according to Popoff. Staffers said some were rescued by a friend with a boat. David Popoff, emergency management coordinator for the city of Dickinson, located 30 miles southeast of downtown Houston, couldn't understand why.
Winds eased throughout the day Saturday as Harvey lost strength, becoming a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon. While many on Twitter shared McIntosh's dire photograph, others were skeptical of the surreal-looking picture and questioned its authenticity. And the Army National Guard pulled up with massive trucks to rescue the remaining 11 residents and five staff. "I was so scared," said Shantell Woodruff, a 17-year-old who works at La Vita Bella with her mother. Dahnya Garcia Giampietro sent in these photos that show the view of Buffalo Bayou from Houston's East End, Aug. 25, 2017. Natalie Guillen shared this photograph of the sunset over Houston from Allen Parkway on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
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