Eight dead after flash floods hit Utah town made infamous by Warren Jeffs – as Mormon survivalists warn followers to prepare for September apocalypse
Two cars holding 16 people were struck by the surprise floods in Hilldale, Utah; Victims are all mothers and children, authorities said
Three people were rescued and the youngest victim is four years old
The vehicles had stopped to observe the flood that was coming from surrounding areas when they were hit with a wall of water and debris
Hilldale is part of an area known as Short Creek, home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – a polygamy-practicing branch of Mormonism not recognized by the mainstream church
The floods come as many Mormons are preparing for the end of days, due to a combination of events that have many fearing the apocalypse
KIRI BLAKELEY
DAILYMAIL.COM
15 September 2015
The dramatic rescue of a car full of women and children swept away in a flash flood was caught on video Monday night in the fundamentalist Mormon community of Hilldale, Utah.
Video shows the moment emergency responders in yellow vests waded out into the muddy rushing waters to rescue the women and children, their colorful prairie dresses sodden with water.
While the passengers in this car escaped with their lives, other were not so lucky. Eight people have died and five are missing after two other cars were struck by flash floods in the polygamist community.
All the victims are mothers and children, Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Barlow told CNN. The youngest child is four years old.
Barlow said 16 people were in the two vehicles and three made it out of the water. The victims and those who remain missing have not yet been identified.
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