perhaps hurricane katrina, they sent in the national guard which rescued 15 residents. i spoke to kimberly who said the nursing home was told not evacuate before the storm. >> we immediately called back and were having trouble getting in touch with anybody for rescue, we decided to tweet it because we thought at least then we could get someone's attention. it's frightening, imagine your mom a few states away with all of the residents and the poor residents, it's so heart breaking to see them. my mom can take care of herself, but the residents can not. reporter: this video tweeted by carlos gomez shows a small boat picking up people from a highway ramp and bringing them to safety. they are asking residents with flat bottom boats for rescue. people continue to posto facebook, instagram and twitter showing the scope of the flooding from their perspective, highways and