Thursday night will remain in the minds of residents of Cherry Wood Circle, Wotton Terrace, for years to come.
That Christ Church community was left at the mercy of nearly five feet of flood water after Tropical Storm Kirk dumped over seven inches of rain on Barbados between Thursday night and early Friday morning.
And in the darkness and thundering rain, the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) was rushed into action to rescue three residents from the late-night flash flood.
When a NATION team visited the area on Friday, flood waters were still high enough to make some roads impassable by car. (AD)
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