See the US Navy rescue people from shelter as Storm Harvey floodwaters rise

The US Navy have rescued 14 people at an elementary school in Texas after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey threatened to immerse their shelter.

See the US Navy rescue people from shelter as Storm Harvey floodwaters rise
Fri, 01 Sep, 2017 - 19:05

The US Navy have rescued 14 people at an elementary school in Texas after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey threatened to immerse their shelter.

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 rescued the seven adults, seven children and four dogs at Pine Forrest Elementary School, in Vidor, Texas, by helicopter and flew them to safety in nearby Beaumont.

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CourtsHurricane HarveyPlace: TexasPlace: Vidor, TexasPlace: BeaumontPlace: LouisianaPlace: HoustonPlace: USPlace: KentuckyPlace: ShreveportPlace: Texas-LouisianaPlace: Neches RiverPlace: Harris CountyPerson: Rion JohnsonPerson: Jansen SchampPerson: Sylvester TurnerPerson: TurnerPerson: Shauna SanfordPerson: John Bel EdwardsPerson: Jeff LindnerEvent: Storm HarveyEvent: Hurricane HarveyEvent: Tropical Storm AllisonEvent: HarveyOrganisation: US NavyOrganisation: Helicopter Sea Combat SquadronOrganisation: Pine Forrest Elementary SchoolOrganisation: Naval AircrewmanOrganisation: NavalOrganisation: Federal Emergency Management AgencyOrganisation: FEMAOrganisation: Texas Department of Public Safety
<p>The incident took place in Waikato (Christel Yardley/Waikato Times via AP)</p>

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