The City of Pullman declared a state of emergency today after major flooding caused damages to local businesses and cars on the road.
Pullman Firefighter Mark Johnson said he helped other firefighters clean up and aid affected locations.
He said the flood came down from the north of Missouri Flat Creek because of the flash floods and rain all day Tuesday. About five or six people were rescued from the buildings.
“The maintenance homes operations…provided two large front-end loaders,” Johnson said. “It allows a person to stand to get through the water.”
Pullman City Administrator Adam Lincoln said a couple of people had issues with health, which was one of the reasons to go out and help people, but there is no indication anyone was injured during the flood.
“The amount of rain, the end result, was just traumatic for a lot of our residents and business owners,” Johnson said.