A Florida news crew conducting a live report on Hurricane Milton was suddenly rushed to the rescue after a mom and her kids called for help getting out of a flooded home.
Amber Henry and her four kids had been sitting in a flooded home for hours when a WFLA news crew arrived to report an update on the hurricane Thursday morning. When they saw the team, Henry opened a window and called for help, as reported by WFLA.
"I was terrified," Henry told WFLA. "I just told [the children] I was scared but we have to have bravery. My children literally prayed, they just prayed."
The mother had actually moved her kids from their home to a neighbor's home where the flood levels were a bit lower. WFLA used their floodlight, which reporter Beth Rousseau said they had been using to show the damage, to help guide the family to their vehicle. Henry told the station, "My prayers were answered."
WFLA was able to take Henry and her kids, whose ages ranged from 4 to 9, to a shelter. Henry told WFLA that they had called 911 earlier, but dangerous conditions prevented first responders from getting to them.
Polk County, where Henry was located, was not the only one experiencing this problem. In nearby Sarasota County, almost 300 emergency calls were pending Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, as reported by NewsNation.
The National Hurricane Center said that Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds reaching up to 85 mph, as reported by the Associated Press. At least four people have already been confirmed dead, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.
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