51 Trapped in San Diego Hotel Flood: Mission Valley Flood Video

by Jordan Yerman | December 22, 2010 at 01:11 pm

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Firefighters Rescuing Guests from Flooded Mission Valley Hotel

51 guests were trapped in a San Diego hotel. The Premiere Hotel, located at Hotel Circle in Mission Valley, was swamped by flood waters as torrential rain continues to pound San Diego. During the last seven days, the San Diego area has been getting between 3 1/2 and 8 1/2 inches of rainfall. (NOAA Updates: San Diego area floods and warnings)

Firefighters are rescuing the hotel guests as quickly as is safely possible.

Flash flood warnings are in effect throughout San Diego County.

A total of 47 guests and four employees were trapped in the hotel. Guests were waiting patiently on their balcony to be plucked from the Premier Hotel on Hotel Circle.