Powerful River News Today

Share this video, got it out to a lot of people beyond we are, we appreciate your perspective and stay safe and wish you the best of luck as you recover from the flood. I want to move on to chris turner, cnn photo journalist, who lives in maryland not far from this area. I know that and this is video that chris actually shot not too long ago. Chris, give me an idea of what you are seeing right now. Right now, ryan, we are seeing a lot of the water has receded. A lot of the mud and Debris Leftove...

Water gauge. in two hours, above the record which was 23.6 feet. hits 24.13. thats almost a 18-foot rise in 2 hours. therefore, an all-time record. but the rain is lightening up. we have to watch the precipitation shield up to the north from alberto. anything can had buts. a freak of nature. six to 12 inches, almost unheard of. >> the gauges fall in line with what kali told us, she said a dry street and within a half an hour, a raging, powerful river. absolutely incredible pictures out of maryla...

"washington post" reported on the san lorenzo in the mountains outside of san juan, separated from communities by powerful river. that hurricane took out only bridge connecting them to rest of the island. desperation has been mounting, some local people trying to cross very overflowing river on their own, very dangerous. but heres the part of this that is absolutely mind bending. a fema team arrived in san lorenzo to try to help the people stranded there. but turned out they had been dispatched ...

Water running low and some communities still not having received any aid at all, the organization of the effort appears to be still in its very earliest stages. as mayor of san juan told us last night, that disorganization means that even though theres fuel on the island, dozens of hospitals dont have fuel they need to keep the generators running, so they cant power machines to keep people alive in intensive care units. not just far-flung areas but puerto ricos largest city. patients already die...