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Shocking video: Flooded river bursts into Texas home as family looks on
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A shocking video that shows the flooded Blanco River rushing into a Texas home has gone viral.
According to CNN, the Perez family was inside their Wimberley vacation house Saturday night when floodwaters burst through the door, filling the first floor.
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"It turned the living room into a gigantic washing machine," Ernie Perez said.
His wife, Sarah Perez, watched helplessly from the second floor, crying, "Oh, no!"
Luckily, rescue workers were nearby and came to ferry the family from the home.
"We see flashing lights in the distance," Ernie Perez said. "We saw a fire crew with two trucks and a boat. My brother whistles and gets their attention."
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