Rooftop Evacuations News Today

Half the flash flood deaths as people drive through the water they put themselves in those situations by driving into water and you dont want to do that. jillian: looking at fema safety tips, go to the highest. if you havent asked to take with you take that, do not climb into a closed addict, you could get trapped. get on the roof if necessary. >> we had several rooftop evacuations and rescues yesterday. is this system continues its slow-moving and we will see more areas affected by flooding and...

>> people thought they could go to the roof because people went to the roof in 1993. >> civilians were not informed that rooftop evacuations were not part of the port authoritys evacuation plan. >> when they got to the roof, the doors were locked. >> they were not informed that access to the roof required a key. the port authority acknowledges that it had no protocol for rescuing people trapped above the fire in the towers. >> on the streets people were leaving the area as fast as they could. >>...

Lovingly around my shoulder, come on, buddy, lets go home. >> as brian and stanley searched for escape route, hundreds of others were still trapped above the fire in the twin towers. >> my first question to the chief was can we get helicopters up to the roof and help any of those people? and pete pointed to a big flame that was shooting out of the north power at the time, and he said to me my guys can save everybody below the fire but i cant put a helicopter above the fire. to go many p headedgh...