Tropical Storm Andrea cleanup efforts begin - WFLA News Channel
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The storm might have passed, but now the cleanup efforts begin.
Tow trucks and emergency crews were out in full force tonight.
Tom Ayers lives in Brier Creek and said his wife was traumatized
after her car got stranded in the middle of a flash flood. He
said, "As she started towards brier creek, she noticed that the
water was getting deep but before she could actually start doing
anything, the water was actually up underneath the car, lifted
the car up. The engine soon shut down."  All over Raleigh, tow
trucks, the Police, EMS, and other emergency crews were busy
keeping an eye on the roads, and getting cars and trucks off the
streets.  Over on Lumley Road and Brier Creek Parkway, a
draining system underneath this current, was rapidly getting the
water off the streets. In a few hours, it was gone.  As for
Ayers and his wife? They're talking with their insurance company
to see what