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Tonight, where do you want to travel? Anywhere, but Chicago. Storms there are stranding 오도가도 못하게 하다 thousands of holiday travelers. Internal 내부의 review 재조사, 재검토. The FBI questioned to the President-elect. And his office offers new details of contacts between his staff and Illinois governor Blagojevich. Deep water. Dramatic rescues of trapped commuters after a massive water main 수도 본관 break 파손, 깨짐 outside Washington D. C. “I can’t see anything. I need help.” From ABC News headquarters, this is World News with Charles Gibson.

 

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This is what commuters in suburban Washington face during the morning rush hour. A treacherous 믿을 수 없는 wall of water rushing toward them. At least 10 cars were caught in this swift 빠른 current 물살 on River Road. “A gushy 쏟아져 나오는 water came along with boulders 큰 바위, 거석 and parts of trees. And…and I tried to turn to get out of it. And that was it. I couldn’t.

 

The current was so strong. Emergency personnel couldn’t approach by foot. They had to use helicopters and boats. In this dramatic helicopter rescue, a fireman eases 안심시키다 two children into a metal basket as the waters at least four feet deep race below. 911 calls captured desperate passengers pleading for 간청하다 help. “I can’t see anything. I need help.” “Ma’am, we’re on our way. We will be there very shortly. I have units responding to you now.”

 

This suburban street was turned into a raging river. Here, 32-year veteran firefighter Pat Mitchell tries desperately to reach two stranded commuters. Finally after a struggle, Mitchell was able to make it. And after a few more tensed 정신적으로 긴장된 moments, the victims are on board. They are pulled to shore <바다, 강, 호수의> 물가. “Oh, yes. No doubt. Current like that can kill instantly.”

 

The water flowed at 150,000 gallons per minute from a water main 66 inches in diameter 직경 big enough for a person of average height to walk through. “Everything was successful and nobody was hurt.” As for River Road, all day, it lived up to ~에 부응하다 its name. Pierre Thomas, ABC News, Washington.

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