My Barbados Blog

As I am sitting here waiting for news on Hurricane Dean, I am just amazed watching water rescues on CNN in Oklahoma. Tropical storm Erin has drenched Texas and has moved on to Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma highway patrol helicopters are picking up people from the flood waters. This is not the coast guard, and they do not have baskets to lower - they are using their hands trying to lift people onboard.

A lady that was being held by hand dropped from the helicopter back into the water. They swung around and picked her up again. Then they went back and picked up an elderly gentleman, and he also fell back into the water. Finally they were able to get him to land safely.

Now a small fishing boat is trying to rescue a man from a roof top. In fact there are many people on roof tops waiting to be rescued.