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Shocking Footage Captures Residents Trapped In Elevator As Floodwaters Pour In

Surveillance footage captured the moment Miami Beach residents realized they were trapped in an elevator as floodwaters poured in from a heavy storm.

Video shows floodwaters rushing into Miami Beach elevator, trapping residents inside

Surveillance video shows the frightening moment floodwaters rushed into a Miami Beach elevator over the weekend, trapping residents and children inside. Since Sunday, Rick Sardana has been taking the stairs up to his 10th-floor condo after heavy rainstorms brought flooding outside the Vendome Place Condominiums. “I’m not even uncomfortable in there, it brings back bad memories,” he told NBC6 on Tuesday. In the video, Rick is seen coming down to …

Surveillance video shows man prying elevator door open during flooding at Miami Beach condominium - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

New surveillance video showed the moment rainwater started flooding an elevator at Vendome Place and the heroic actions of one man inside. Rick Sardana was heading down the rear elevator to move his sports car from the on-site parking to protect it from the heavy rain that fell across South Florida. He was riding the elevator with another man and his young daughter when the elevator got stuck. “The elevator rocked, completely stopped, and then w…

The scene, recorded by the building's surveillance cameras, shows how the water begins to leak under the elevator door and rises quickly to reach the waist of the occupants.

Mushroom story brings together a father with his daughter in his arms, a neighbor turned hero and an elevator that, in a matter of seconds, went from a simple means of transport to a water trap. The incident took place in the Vendome Place building, located at the intersection of 43rd and Collins, when three adults and a minor were trapped in an elevator descending into the garage in full flood. The images captured show the moment when the water…