Dramatic moment driver trapped on top of her car after Tropical Storm Rachel hit Las Vegas

Nevada was also battered by extensive flooding as Tropical Storm Rachel swept through the region. Dramatic footage from Las Vegas shows a woman stranded on top of her car as fast-moving floodwaters swelled around her. Other cars were seen partially submerged as trash rushed through the streets. Emergency crews rushed to the woman’s rescue, bringing her to safety as the waters continued to rise. 6 A driver sits trapped on top of her car amid fast-moving floodwaters from Tropical Storm Rachel in Las Vegas. RTC SOUTHERN NEVADA 6 Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused widespread flooding in Las Vegas. KTNV Explore More Ilhan Omar responds to raid on DC home with five-word warning to Trump Selma Blair screamed maniacally as she was dragged off plane after allegedly biting one flight attendant, hitting another: audio Six Flags parkgoer killed after falling off Goliath roller coaster in Georgia: report Heavy rainfall from Rachel triggered widespread flooding across the area, prompting dozens of calls for rescue. 6 The streets in Las Vegas appeared to look like rivers. KTNV 6 Another look at some of the streets in Las Vegas after Tropical Storm Rachel. ABC 7 Another video captured floodwaters raging through the Las Vegas Strip Sunday, turning streets into rivers as more than an inch of rain drenched the city. The downpour also shattered a previous rainfall record, marking one of the city’s wettest days on record. This comes as Long Beach residents have been left devastated after powerful waves from Tropical Storm Rachel battered their multimillion-dollar beachfront homes, destroying properties, forcing families to evacuate and ripping apart a century-old boardwalk. 6 Severe flooding and high waves from the storm shattered a section of the protective wooden bulkhead, shredding the boardwalk and forcing evacuations Sunday. Zuma / SplashNews.com The destruction unfolded along the city’s Alamitos Peninsula, where massive waves tore through wooden sections of the historic waterfront boardwalk, sending seawater rushing into homes and streets. At least eight buildings representing 13 addresses were red-tagged as unsafe to enter, while another was yellow-tagged, allowing residents limited access to retrieve their belongings, according to Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. For some residents, the storm meant watching their dream homes get swallowed by the ocean. Natalie Cabrera, 59, who has lived on the peninsula for just a year and a half, and rents a beachfront bungalow said she was devastated after the storm caused water damage to her home’s foundation. “I don’t want to leave. At all. Ever. This was my dream,” Cabrera said. Cabrera described how the relentless waves battered her property, sending water underneath the building and damaging everything inside. “The floor is squishy. Because the ocean just kept hitting and hitting my home, and the water went underneath,” she said. “Water didn’t come through my front door. It came up from the ground.” Cabrera said neighbors who had lived in the area for decades had never witnessed anything like it. “My other neighbor’s been here 30 years, and never, ever have they seen this. So I’m a newbie to the neighborhood. And I’m just devastated to have to leave,” she said. 6 At least eight buildings representing 13 addresses were red-tagged as unsafe to enter, while another was yellow-tagged. Daniel Cole Cabrera said she was going to move to Ontario, where her son and daughter-in-law have a home. “That’s where I grew up. So I guess I’m just going to have to go back,” she said. Despite the devastation, Cabrera said she was grateful that her family and neighbors were safe and recalled how complete strangers rushed to help protect her property. “Everybody just came together, total strangers. There was a young kid from USC, fishing. He saw the devastation of the waves just rushing through my front door, and he came. As fast as the water came, they’re shoveling the sand out.” Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters California Post News : Facebook , Instagram , TikTok , X , YouTube , WhatsApp , LinkedIn California Post Sports Facebook , Instagram , TikTok , YouTube , X California Post Opinion California Post Newsletters : Sign up here! California Post App : Download here! Home delivery : Sign up here! Page Six Hollywood : Sign up here!