Hammond got his window down and he and his wife escaped through the front of the car. Malaya had the harder task of getting the minivan’s back door open as the water quickly rose, her father said. “Miraculously, she got it open in time," he said, and Malaya helped her siblings and the friend escape, sending them all into the rushing waters.

Bob Canales said he tried to save the family before they were overwhelmed by the floodwaters that killed at least 132 people

One man fell off rocks while fishing in Little Compton, R.I., and his brother went in to rescue him. Both were swept away by the current, officials said.

Texas flood survivor Julia Hatfield recalled her experience on the night of the floods and how she found out from an online post that a child she saw swept away in the waters had survived.

The 29-year-old was fishing in waist-deep water near the Allegan Dam when strong currents pushed him downstream into deeper water.

A man and woman were rescued after their vehicle was swept away in Texas floodwaters, officials say. In a July 14 news release, Texas Game Wardens said the couple was in their car July 13 when the vehicle was forced through floodwaters in Lampasas County.

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said Sunday they recovered the body of Shawn Nomura in the Klamath River.A multi-agency search had been underway for 45-

A farmer in the Motueka Valley has described the harrowing moment his wife got swept away in floodwaters in. Jamie Hovenden and his family lost everything in the extreme rain over the past two weeks,