Maryland (KRON) — A woman became trapped in her car when a flash flood hit downtown Ellicott City, Maryland.
A video that was posted to Facebook shows a group of men creating a human chain to reach the woman.
The human chain worked. The men were able to rescue to woman and pull her safety.
Devastating flooding has damaged nearly every home and business along Main Street of Ellicott City, according to officials.
Two people were killed when the town about 14 miles west of Baltimore took on 6.5 inches of water Saturday night, most of it between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., sweeping away hundreds of cars, tearing away sidewalks and wrecking storefronts and building foundations.
A Pennsylvania woman visiting the town with her family was one of those killed after their car was caught in the raging floodwaters and carried toward the Patapsco River, police said.The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report