One person died and three were hospitalized as flash floods swamped eastern areas of Cincinnati on July 17, officials said.
One person died and two were hospitalized in the village of Fairfax, according Assistant Cincinnati Fire Chief Matt Flagler. Another person was hospitalized in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Fire Department did not provide additional details regarding the injuries.
At least 40 water rescues were conducted Friday. The city’s Emergency Operations Center was activated at 6:20 p.m. Friday and the 911 center was slammed when the storms began, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
Oakley received between 4.4 and 6.6 inches of rain Friday, according to gauge-readings submitted to the National Weather Service of Wilmington. Madeira, Norwood and Silverton each received about 4 inches.
Flooding were worsened by slow-moving storms that dumped all the rain in one area, officials said.
Non-stop 911 calls
Cincinnati’s 911 center was slammed when the storms began on July 17, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
Spokesperson Brad Underwood said the lines were constantly ringing. Everyone was on the phone pretty much the entire night.
When flooding began, first responders had to prioritize rescuing people from flooded vehicles rather than closing flooded roads, Underwood said.
Between 5:42 p.m. and 7 p.m., he said police were dispatched alongside the fire department for water rescues 15 times. The Cincinnati Fire Department said it responded to 40 water rescues.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 1 dead, 3 injured as flash floods slammed Cincinnati, officials say
Reporting by Matthew Cupelli and Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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