Residents rescued from flooded nursing home near Houston

HOUSTON (KTVU) - Fifteen senior citizens were rescued from a nursing home near Houston after it flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

A photo of the residents trapped in the flooded La Vita Belle in Dickinson garnered thousands of shares on Twitter Sunday.

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The National Guard and Gavelston City Emergency crew rescued the residents Sunday morning.