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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay residents and their loved ones took to societal media to inquire for assistance aft Hurricane Helene brought terrible flooding to Florida connected Thursday.
While Helene made landfall successful the Big Bend portion arsenic a Category 4 hurricane, it inactive brought important tempest surge and rainfall to the Tampa Bay area, cutting disconnected communities. Helene has since weakened to a tropical tempest arsenic it moves inland.
Trapped by floodwaters, residents attempted to get the connection retired connected societal media that they oregon their loved ones were successful danger.
One pistillate posted successful the Madeira Beach, Florida, Facebook radical that her relatives were trapped astatine their location connected 4th Street East successful Madeira Beach.
"My sister, her husband, and 2 dogs are connected the roof," she wrote.
Another wrote astir her parents stuck connected North Bayshore Drive. Meanwhile, a Tequesta, Florida nonmigratory asked for help to get her person retired of danger.
"My person is disabled," she said. "He is successful the location with his girlfriend. Last I spoke with him h2o was up to the windows successful his 1 communicative house. I deliberation his telephone was losing the artillery charge. His sanction is David Heaston."
Over successful Hudson, 1 pistillate posted connected a Pasco County radical saying her parents, ages 84 and 87, did not evacuate and were stuck with 8 inches of h2o wrong their location astatine the time.
Tarpon Springs constabulary rescue civilians from Hurricane Helene's floodwaters (Credit: Tarpon Springs Police Department)
Tarpon Springs constabulary rescue civilians from Hurricane Helene's floodwaters (Credit: Tarpon Springs Police Department)Numerous radical with loved ones successful New Port Richey posted successful "The Hub" Facebook asking for idiosyncratic to rescue them. One pistillate said her lad was adjacent stuck connected the extortion of a residence connected Dewey Drive successful New Port Richey.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, astir 40 radical were removed from floodwaters on the US-19 corridor alone. However, rescues are happening astir the timepiece crossed Tampa Bay.
If you are successful an exigency situation, telephone 911.
