PHOTOS: National Guard Rescues Hoboken Residents From Major Flooding
Thousands of people are still trapped in Hoboken, New Jersey. Bill Hemmer reports that a quarter of the city, which is right across the Hudson River from New York City, is experiencing major flooding. The National Guard is now rescuing those stranded with no power, water, or heat. Take a look at these pictures out of the flooded city.
On a National Guard truck, Ali LaPointe, of Hoboken, N.J., hands her daughter Eliza Skye LaPointe, 18-months-old, to Hoboken firefighters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J., in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Some residents are being plucked from their homes by large trucks as parts of the city are still covered in standing water. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
David Bagatelle, of Hoboken, N.J., walks from his residence on Park Avenue through high water inHoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Bagatelle's home is surrounded by water, but dry, where his wife and 7day-old baby are staying. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Members of the National Guard and Hoboken Police ride a large truck through floodwaters used to pluck people from high water in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still covered in standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A dog named Shaggy is handed from a National Guard truck to National Guard personnel after the dog and his owner left a flooded building in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Some residents and pets are being plucked from their homes by large trucks as parts of the city are still covered in standing water. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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