Hurricane Helene: Boat rescues underway at flooded Atlanta apartment complex

ATLANTA — Dozens of Atlanta apartment complex residents were rescued from a flooded apartment early Friday morning.

Publish Date: Monday 30th September 2024
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ATLANTA — Dozens of Atlanta apartment complex residents were rescued from a flooded apartment early Friday morning.

The Peachtree Park Apartments on Peachtree Park Drive felt the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene as it came through Georgia and the Atlanta metro on Friday.

Heavy rain ahead of Helene’s full arrival in the metro area led to the apartment complex seeing lots of water, leading to the need for an evacuation.

A Channel 2 Action News photographer was at the scene, where first responders were using boats to help residents leave the apartment complex.

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According to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, 25 people were rescued at the apartment complex and they are currently sheltering in MARTA buses while flooding “continues to be the issue.”

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday evening and early Friday was downgraded to a Category 1 storm.

However, rain is still coming in and wind speeds are still reported at about 90 miles per hour, meaning the storm will still likely impact the area as it moves through.

Channel 2 Action News is working to get more details about the rescue underway.

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December 22, 2024

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