Kids evacuated from day care, residents urged to seek shelter as Mississippi hit with record rainfall and flooding

Residents of Mississippi and a huge swath of the Gulf Coast, from eastern Texas to the Florida panhandle, took shelter from downpours and floods Thursday while

Residents of Mississippi and a huge swath of the Gulf Coast, from eastern Texas to the Florida panhandle, took shelter from downpours and floods Thursday while bracing for more rain.

Five million residents were under flood watches through at least Thursday night, as portions of central and southern Mississippi took the brunt of this historic rainfall.

Mississippi flash flooding prompts rescues for desperate residentsAug. 25, 202203:17The Mississippi floods led to some of this severe weather event’s most poignant images, as Rankin County Sheriff’s deputies carefully hoisted toddlers from the Railroad Day Care Center on to trucks and buses, evacuating them from their water-logged building.

There were 114 children and 15 employees who had to be evacuated from that day care center, officials said.

Rankin County Sheriff’s Capt. Paul Holley, who drove some children to safety, said he was heartened by the community effort Wednesday to help those kids and their caretakers.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kids-evacuated-daycare-residents-urged-seek-shelter-mississippi-hit-re-rcna44848


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