Clock: Flood floods undermine vehicles as heavy rain eyelashes Washington DC; Rescue ops in progress

On Saturday, the violent rainfall in Washington DC and parts of Maryland and Virginia caused fall floods, which led to several emergency rescue operations, confirmed officials.Some areas, including densely populated suburbs such as Silver Spring, recorded more than 5 inch rain. Several main roads in the counties of Montgomery, Prince George and Anne Arundel in Maryland as well as in Fairfax County, Virginia, became impassable on Saturday evening. In the northwest of DC, the parked vehicles immersed the floods.Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County's fire and rescue service, said that the crews had reacted to numerous calls and saved dozens of people, including several vehicles included in vehicles, which were surrounded by increasing water. “No injuries were reported,” he added.Flood sensors showed that Sligo Creek, which flows through Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties and parts of the capital, rose by 10 minutes.In Great Falls, Virginia, about 17 miles from DC, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, seven people were saved from one vehicle. The New York Times did not report any injuries in this incident.Most of the storm had passed at 9 p.m., although isolated showers remained possible. The flood warnings were still in force late Saturday for parts of the southern Montgomery County, Northern Fairfax County, and the sections of Washington DC.