LAS VEGAS STRIP FLOODED! Record Rain Sparks 9 Swift Water Rescues (Latest Updates)

LAS VEGAS STRIP FLOODED! Record Rain Sparks 9 Swift Water Rescues (Latest Updates) The remnants of Rachel dropped 1.08 inches of rain on Harry Reid International Airport on Sunday, October 11, a new daily record that tied the wettest October day on the books in Las Vegas, last reached in 1947. Las Vegas Fire and Rescue answered nine swift water incidents, eight of them vehicles stuck in floodwater, and Clark County Fire pulled two people out of a flood control channel near Silverado Ranch. Floodwater poured through the LINQ Promenade garage, roads near the Strip were closed, and all lanes of Interstate 15 were shut near the California state line. In this video, we examine the record rain that flooded Las Vegas on Sunday, the swift water rescues on the west side and in a flood control channel near Silverado Ranch, the cars stranded on streets near the Strip, the torrent at The LINQ, the Interstate 15 closure at the state line, how one day beat the whole monsoon season, how Rachel weakened before its remnants reached Nevada, the storm tunnels where hundreds of people live, the county flood control system, downed power lines in North Las Vegas, flooding in western Arizona, Long Beach, Newport Beach and Baja California, the cold and windy forecast that follows, and how to stay safe around floodwater. EWN (Extreme Weather Network) covers floods, hurricanes and other extreme weather around the world as it develops, with real footage and verified facts from official sources and trusted news outlets. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Las Vegas Strip turned into a river 4:31 A new daily rainfall record for October 11 8:19 113 detention basins and 722 miles of channels 11:21 Swift Water Rescues by the numbers 15:05 32 people rescued by helicopter in baja 18:49 Stay alert as more rain returns next week