Emergency responders moved quickly to save occupants of a vehicle stranded by flash flooding in Maricopa, Arizona, on Sunday, October 12. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), parts of the greater Phoenix area had received more than four inches of rain over three days as of Sunday afternoon. Here, a crew from the City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department (FMD) can be seen performing a “swift water rescue” on Sunday afternoon. They said they safely removed two occupants from the vehicle

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