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More Than 350 Rescued From Floodwaters in Jacksonville After Irma

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A family wades through the flooded streets of the San Marco historic district of Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2017, after storm surge from Hurricane Irma left the area flooded. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
A family wades through the flooded streets of the San Marco historic district of Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2017, after storm surge from Hurricane Irma left the area flooded. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

One of the coastal cities in Florida inundated with historic flooding after Irma was Jacksonville. The flooding was so severe in some places on Monday that the sheriff's department said it had to rescue more than 350 people.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks to WJCT reporter Ryan Benk (@RyanMichaelBenk), who's on the scene.

This segment aired on September 12, 2017.

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