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Specialize in saving their lives. maria molina is here with one of their stories. what did you do? >> what did i do that i keep getting sent on these assignments? but these people are incredible. by the way, they're volunteers. so they have their own full-time jobs on the side that they do and then this is what they do extra to serve back to their communities. whenever there is a potential for flooding, these swift water rescue crews are standing by ready to jump in. i found out how they save lives. >> hold on! >> it's one of the most frightening feelings being swept away by a raging flood. it...

My systems operator, kevin, who is standing on the skid running the hoist and basically putting us into position, he's been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the chopper's whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself, that wind that's also being created. >> i'm like a yo-yo. i'm at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and raising the cable and also the helicopter pilot who has to hold that helicopter in steady position in those winds. >> all the time the rescue's going on, other rafters keep whooshing merrily by. >> you see ...

Gallons of water rushed into a town 20 miles south of baltimore after a breach in a dam. forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. >> water started coming through a joint in the dam. the water was coming from the backside to the front side, and eroding away some of the soil on the front side. >> reporter: in baltimore, the deluge so heavy that it caused a massive landslide on one roadway, sending a half dozen cars tumbling into a ravine. in the southeast, an explosion caused a roof to explode, injuring hundreds of inmates. >> rlt sa of tas a result of st yesterday, there was extensive floodin...

ca nsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the rain keeps coming and the flood keeps rising. colorado is inundated by the worst flooding in generations and we have just learned that at least four people have been killed and several towns are surrounded by water. this is what's left of highway 7 outside lyons, a raging river tore the road apart. colorado's governor john hickenlooper warned people to stay away from the water. he said the dirt and sand have turned it into what he calls liquid cement. in boulder, will pitner was rescued by emerge...