VIDEO: Rescue teams are busy in Apache Junction, and streets are flooded after heavy monsoon rain hit the area on Thursday. Firefighters, police and Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the East Valley city for five rescues. Apache Junction police rescued a woman from an SUV that was swept away in a wash near Cortez Road and Tepee Street. Another person was saved in the area of Geronimo Road and Broadway Avenue, but details about that are still vague.
A driver got stuck at Tepee Street and Vista Road, and rescue teams responded to help that person out. But firefighters said the driver made it to safety on their own. Another person was rescued at Fourth Avenue and Tomahawk Road. In addition, a woman was stuck in her home because of the floodwaters near Broadway Avenue and Tomahawk Road. Rescue teams gave her a life vest and then, using a crew of four men and ropes, walked her through the flooded area and to safety.