COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County day care was evacuated Thursday afternoon after strong storms moved through the area.
The storms dumped heavy rain, causing floodwaters to rise around the Always Kids day care on Anderson Mill Road.
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The road is closed between Austell Road and Brookwood Drive.
Cobb County fire crews evacuated 27 children and four adults from the day care center. Everyone is safe.
Channel 2′s Tom Regan at the scene said the water mark was about a foot or two high, and then began seeping into the day care.
Witnesses told Regan that day care workers couldn’t open the doors because of the rushing floodwaters. The witness said the day care workers were worried about the flood water causing electrical shocks inside the building with the children.
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27 children and 4 adults have been evacuated safely by Squad 4 and Engine 22 pic.twitter.com/PIjG02QniJ
— Cobb County Fire (@cobbcountyfire) August 19, 2021
27 children and 4 adults were rescued safely from a daycare on Anderson Mill Rd that was overcome with swift moving flood waters. #Squad4 #Engine22 #Battalion5 #cobbfire #swiftwater #CCFES #alwaysready pic.twitter.com/vbiDzXTsdm
— Cobb County Fire (@cobbcountyfire) August 19, 2021
Several other roads saw major flooding as the storms moved through. In DeKalb County, a tree fell on a car. In Fulton County, crews rescued a person from a car in flooded water on Northside Parkway and Howell Mill Road.
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