Virginia Firefighters Rescue Motorists From Flooded Roadway

The occupants of a vehicle that ran into trouble in fast-flowing floodwater in Vienna, Virginia, on August 1, had to be rescued by local firefighters.Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said firefighters responded to a report of two people trapped in a car on a flooded stretch of Browns Mill Road at around 9.50 am.They said the driver involved had followed two other vehicles into rapidly moving water after one driver removed a barrier blocking the road.The car’s engine cut out, and the vehicle was carried along by the floodwater, before hitting an obstruction.This footage shows several firefighters carrying a woman through fast-moving water. A car, partially submerged, is visible in the background. Credit: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue via Storyful