20 Culpeper County families displaced after heavy flooding

Water rescue amid Culpeper County flooding

Rescue crews needed to deploy water craft to rescue people amid flooding in Culpeper County on Thursday.

CULPEPPER, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Residents in Culpeper County had to be rescued by fire crews after storms caused heavy flooding in their neighborhood.

According to Culpeper Housing & Shelter Services, 20 families were displaced amid the flooding.

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The Richardsville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad shared photos of the evacuations.

Several water craft were deployed to the scene to rescue people.

Multiple Fire and EMS units and personnel were also on scene and were able to evacuate residents safely.