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Bethesda,               Maryland               --               A               66-inch               water               main               break               on               River               Road               in               Bethesda,               Maryland,               this               morning               trapped               more               than               a               dozen               motorists               in               their               cars               amid               rushing               flood               waters               in               dangerously               frigid               conditions.

Montgomery               County               Swift               Water               Rescue               and               Park               Police               brought               helicopters               to               the               scene,               lowering               rescue               baskets               to               remove               the               trapped               auto               occupants.

12               motorists               have               been               rescued               so               far;               at               least               3               were               brought               to               Suburban               Hospital               in               Bethesda               and               at               least               one               is               still               trapped               in               a               vehicle,               according               to               Fox               News.

One               of               the               rescued               victims               was               a               child,               Fox               reported.

The               status               of               the               victims               has               not               been               reported.

The               rushing               waters               on               River               Road               Bethesda,               Maryland,               flipped               one               vehicle.

The               fast               moving               flood-like               flow               of               water               is               impeding               both               rescue               efforts               and               water               turn               off.

The               Washington               Suburban               Sanitary               Commission               told               Fox               that               turning               off               the               water               on               River               Road               in               Bethesda               Maryland               will               involve               locating               several               different               water               valves               one               of               which               is               known               to               be               inaccessible               due               to               the               flooding.

The               process               could               take               considerable               time,               according               to               the               WSSC.

A               police               rescue               boat               is               having               difficulty               navigating               in               the               fast               moving               water               on               River               Road               and               has               been               unable               to               reach               one               stranded               motorist               apparently               due               to               a               combination               of               fast               moving               waters               and               roadside               tree               branches               and               utility               lines               interfering               with               its               progress.

A               video               of               the               ongoing               rescue               efforts               can               be               seen               here.
               With               morning               temperatures               at               about               10               degrees,               police               say               it               is               imperative               to               quickly               remove               all               trapped               victims               from               the               scene.

Hypothermia               is               a               major               risk               in               these               winter               flood               conditions.

The               water               main               on               River               Road               in               Bethesda,               Maryland               burst               early               in               the               morning,               reaching               4               feet               in               depth               in               some               areas.
               River               Road               is               a               major               thoroughfare               between               Bethesda,               Maryland               and               the               District               of               Columbia               that               sees               serious               flooding               with               some               frequency               in               the               winter               and               spring               months.

The               water               main               that               broke               today               is               said               to               be               one               of               the               largest               in               Montgomery               County.

The               area               under               water               was               estimated               at               ½               to               1               mile               in               size               by               a               reporter               on               one               of               3               news               helicopters               surveying               the               scene.

Those               news               helicopters               were               expecting               to               receive               orders               to               vacate               the               air               space               surrounding               the               River               Road,               Bethesda               water               main               break               to               make               room               for               additional               rescue               helicopters.

Drivers               are               urged               to               avoid               the               River               Road               area               and               can               expect               traffic               delays               on               nearby               roads               as               traffic               is               rerouted               into               the               District               of               Columbia.
               UPDATE:               The               Montgomery               County               alert               system               reported               at               10:57               am               that               WSSC               expects               isolating               the               water               main               break               to               take               2-3               hours.

It               may               take               up               to               an               additional               4               hours               to               restore               water               pressure               to               Montgomery               County.

The               Bethesda               Maryland               water               main               break               has               not               affected               water               quality               in               the               region.

Water               outages               have               prompted               Montgomery               County               Public               Schools               to               shut               down               for               winter               break               2.5               hours               early.
               Sources:               http://www.foxnews.com/;               Fox               News               Channel               5               television               coverage;               Montgomery               County               Alert               message               system;               http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_re_us/water_main_break.






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