Nearly 50 Arkansas highways closed due to flooding, water rescues
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After high winds and flash flooding swept through Arkansas on Friday and Saturday, nearly 50 highways were closed due to high water.
According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, nine of those highways were damaged.
Storm waters stranded a group of Arkansans near Lake Catherine State Park in Garland County after rushing water damaged Highway 171 at the bridge leading into Lake Catherine State Park.
They were rescued by crews from the Lake Hamilton and Hot Springs fire crews.
The rescue began after storm waters swept over the bridge early Saturday morning and caused a small section of one lane of the highway leading to the bridge to wash away.
"About 4:15, we got a call for a rescue, some cabins beyond the bridge, their vehicle washed down the creek, and they could not get out of the house.” Lake Hamilton Fire Chief Doug Davey said. “We attempted to make it - could not - so we called Hot Springs Fire Department Swiftwater Rescue Team, they came and made it to the people and got them out."
ARDOT said they expected to be able to patch the damaged road a few hours after the heavy rain left the area.
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