Clark University flooding: Students struggle to get out of flooded dorm as torrential downpours swamp Atlanta with three hours’ worth of rain in just FIFTEEN minutes
Clark University Flood: Students struggle to get out of flooded dorm as torrential downpours deluge Atlanta with three hours of rain in just fifteen minutes
- Footage shows the terrifying moment a student became trapped in the basement of a flooded dorm at Clark Atlanta University on Thursday
- Parts of Downtown Atlanta had three hours of rain in just 15 minutes
- Video captured the moment the trapped girl screamed in pain as other students tried to escape down the hallway
University students in Atlanta were forced to flee their flooded dormitories after heavy rainstorms swept through the city Thursday, bringing three hours of rain in just 15 minutes.
Video posted by Reddit user Wheresmythot captured the frantic moment a Clark Atlanta University girl got her leg stuck between a door and a refrigerator.
The girl could be heard screaming painfully as friends frantically tried to free her as water rushed past their feet.
On Thursday afternoon, central Georgia experienced flash flooding due to a powerful storm that dropped two inches of rain in less than two hours.
In the city center, three hours of rain fell in just 15 minutes. Floods had swallowed cars and turned parking lots into lakes. The area’s Georgia Aquarium was closed for the rest of the day.
Video posted by Reddit user Wheresmythot captured the frantic moment a Clark Atlanta University girl got her leg stuck between a door and a refrigerator
Cars were swallowed by the water and floated on the street
Atlanta police confirmed the student was pulled from a flooded dormitory after being trapped.
A student who helped rescue the trapped girl said in a TikTok video, “What happened was a door collapsed on her leg, and other things fell on the door.”
‘It wasn’t just the water coming through the window. The water came through the walls.’
Students said the college had moved those living in the basement to another floor but had not attempted to move them out of the building.
While the video shows an exit sign in the basement, students said they had to go to another floor to leave the building.
Student Ejon Woods said his car was destroyed by the wild weather.
βIt totally adds up. I got all my stuff out. This is my only means of transportation. βI don’t know what to do from here,β he said Atlanta New First.
The girl could be heard screaming painfully as friends frantically tried to free her as water rushed past their feet
Roads were still covered in mud and cars were swallowed by the water
Ashley Clark posted videos to Facebook and wrote: ‘the dorms are flooded, the power is out’
Bernard Johnson retrieves his belongings from his flooded rental car in downtown Atlanta
Heavy rain swept through the flooded streets of downtown Atlanta
Student Cherish Turner described the flash flooding as “scary.”
βI looked out the window and saw the big flood and more and more videos came in of the floating cars,β he said 11Alive.
Videos posted by Ashly Clark show roads still covered in mud and cars being swallowed by the water.
A spokesperson for Clark Atlanta University said officials responded quickly to the incidents to support students during the flooding.
The university said crews were working to assess damage and make repairs.
βAll students living in the flood-affected residential areas are currently being relocated to new housing,β a statement said.
We continue to assess the impact of the severe weather,β the university said in a statement.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect in downtown Atlanta on Thursday. Although thunderstorms are typical of summer afternoons in the South, some gust fronts, defined as “the leading edge of the thunderstorm’s downward motion,” brought more storms and flash flooding.