DRAMATIC VIDEO: Flash Flood Turns TX Home Into “Gigantic Washing Machine”
WIMBERLY, TEXAS – May 28 – (UPI) — A Texas family whose home was caught in the Blanco River flood recorded the moment their home became “a gigantic washing machine.”
Sarah Perez of Wimberly posted a video to YouTube showing the moment floodwater from the overflowing Blanco River rushed into her family’s home Saturday.
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“Oh no!” Perez can be heard saying in the video, which was filmed from the home’s second floor.
“It turned the living room into a gigantic washing machine,” husband Ernie Perez told CNN.
The family was rescued by a fire crew in the area to check on an elderly neighbor.
“We see flashing lights in the distance. We saw a fire crew with two trucks and a boat.,” Ernie Perez said. “My brother whistles and gets their attention.”
