Updated Apr 12, 2024 - Science

Pittsburgh streets flooded as severe storms threaten Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic

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Pittsburgh rescue crews take a dinghy out into the street to save a woman trapped in a car sinking in rising waters on Route 51. Swiftwater Rescue Paramedics accessed the patient and loaded her into the boat, taking her to safety at a nearby business.

Rescue crews rush to the aid of a woman who was trapped in a car sinking in rising waters on Pennsylvania Route 51 in Pittsburgh, per a Thursday night Pittsburgh Public Safety post. Officials said she wasn't injured. Photo: Pittsburgh Public Safety/Facebook

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