Clark University flooding: Students struggle to get out of flooded dorm as torrential rains inundate Atlanta, making it rain for three hours in just FIFTEEN minutes
- Footage shows the horrific moment a student became trapped in the basement of a flooded dorm at Clark Atlanta University on Thursday
- Parts of downtown Atlanta received three hours of rain in just 15 minutes
- The video captured the moment the trapped girl screamed in pain as other students tried to escape through the hallway
University students in Atlanta were forced to flee their flooded dormitories after heavy rains hit the city on Thursday, dumping three hours of rain in just 15 minutes.
Video posted by Reddit user Wheresmythot captured the frantic moment a girl got her leg caught between a door and a refrigerator at Clark Atlanta University.
The girl could be heard screaming in pain as friends desperately tried to free her as water poured at their feet.
Flash flooding occurred in central Georgia on Thursday afternoon due to a strong storm that dropped two inches of rain in less than two hours.
In the city center it rained for three hours in just 15 minutes. Floods had swallowed cars and turned parking lots into lakes. The Georgia Aquarium in the area was closed for the rest of the day.
Video posted by Reddit user Wheresmythot captured the frantic moment a girl got her leg caught between a door and a refrigerator at Clark Atlanta University
Cars were swallowed by floodwaters and floated on the streets
Atlanta police confirmed that a student was removed from a flooded dormitory after becoming trapped.
A student who helped rescue the trapped girl said in a TikTok video: “What happened was a door collapsed on her leg and other things collapsed on the door.”
“It wasn’t just the water coming through the window. The water came through the walls.”
Students said the college moved those who lived in the basement to another floor but did not attempt to relocate them out of the building.
While the video shows an exit sign in the basement, students said they had to go to another floor to exit the building.
Student Ejon Woods said his car was destroyed by the wild weather.
“It’s completely destroyed.” I took out all my things. This is my only means of transportation. “I don’t know what to do from here,” he told Atlanta New First.
The girl could be heard screaming in pain as friends desperately tried to free her as water poured at their feet
The streets were still covered in mud and cars were swallowed by the floodwaters
Ashley Clark posted videos on Facebook and wrote: “The dorms are flooded, the power is out”
Bernard Johnson retrieves his belongings from his flooded rental car in downtown Atlanta
Heavy rain moved through downtown Atlanta, flooding the streets
Student Cherish Turner described the flash flood as “scary.”
“I looked out the window and saw the big flooding and there was more and more video coming in of the cars floating,” he told 11Alive.
Videos posted by Ashly Clark show the streets were still covered in mud and cars were being swallowed by floodwaters.
A spokesman for Clark Atlanta University said officials responded quickly to the incidents to support students during the flooding.
The university said teams were working to assess the damage and make repairs.
“All students living in the flood-affected neighborhoods are currently being relocated to new housing,” a statement said.
“We will continue to assess the impacts of the severe storm,” the university said in a statement.
A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for downtown Atlanta on Thursday. Although thunderstorms are typical on summer afternoons in the South, some gust fronts, defined as the “leading edge of the thunderstorm downdraft,” resulted in additional storms and flash flooding.