Flood causes road closures and vehicle rescues in West Allis


Heavy flooding in West Allis has closed roads and stranded vehicles. Emergency teams are working to rescue people trapped in flooded cars and block unsafe areas.
Audio|Source: West Allis Police, Fire, EMS and DPW
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Transcript:
00:00Tower.00:06216, I'm 23 at 1 in Cleveland.00:10Donald.00:11Can we get up standing water?00:18Power is also to the apartment behind us.00:28118 Cleveland is locked off at their case right now.00:32So far.00:36Go ahead.00:41For info, DPW is behind MIFD, so it's just as flooded.00:4719, I'm going to need you to repeat.00:52GPW is also flooded.00:56DGW also flooded.01:02We're going to start roping off the area.01:05I got me.01:11Todd, you don't want to make it a left turn to the west phone?01:14Just get them out of the intersection.01:16Push them north.01:26Good.01:28I'm probably gonna give you this DPW truck, and then I'll probably just grab my Tacoma from the station.01:39So,01:41uh, we're on me, then.01:46Just standby.01:47There's like five cars stock down the North Parkway.01:49I'm just gotta start checking for this, baby.01:55You're going to have to go take the long way around.
00:00
Tower.
00:06
216, I'm 23 at 1 in Cleveland.
00:10
Donald.
00:11
Can we get up standing water?
00:18
Power is also to the apartment behind us.
00:28
118 Cleveland is locked off at their case right now.
00:32
So far.
00:36
Go ahead.
00:41
For info, DPW is behind MIFD, so it's just as flooded.
00:47
19, I'm going to need you to repeat.
00:52
GPW is also flooded.
00:56
DGW also flooded.
01:02
We're going to start roping off the area.
01:05
I got me.
01:11
Todd, you don't want to make it a left turn to the west phone?
01:14
Just get them out of the intersection.
01:16
Push them north.
01:26
Good.
01:28
I'm probably gonna give you this DPW truck, and then I'll probably just grab my Tacoma from the station.
01:39
So,
01:41
uh, we're on me, then.
01:46
Just standby.
01:47
There's like five cars stock down the North Parkway.
01:49
I'm just gotta start checking for this, baby.
01:55
You're going to have to go take the long way around.
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Location mentioned:
W Cleveland Ave, West Allis, WI
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