KANSAS CITY, Mo.
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Kansas City firefighters had to rescue Wednesday evening the occupants of several cars who were swept off Amity Road in the Northland.
The cars wound up in the parking lot of a nature center, Kansas City Fire Department spokesman Joe Vitale told KMBC.com.
Heavy rains forced waters over a small bridge over Amity Road near Missouri 152, Vitale said. Most of Amity was under water and several cars were swept into the parking lot.
"They were safe in their vehicles. With them being safe in the vehicles we allowed the water to recede, which took about 45 minutes," Vitale said about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.
After the waters receded, the firefighters then walked the occupants of the vehicles to safety but some of the cars had to remain behind.
"Everyone is safe. If you looked at Amity now you wouldn't even know they had an issue there," Vitale said.
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