A young girl was this afternoon rescued from floodwaters in the Sandy Gully in the Bay Farm Road area of St Andrew.

She was removed by men from the community.

A man told The Gleaner that the girl was inside the gully when floodwaters came rushing down.

Sections of the Corporate Area experienced heavy rainfall today.

The girl took refuge on a structure inside the gully.

An alarm was raised and emergency responders contacted, who turned up at the scene.

Armed with a long rope, the men from the community braved the floodwaters and rendered assistance to the girl.

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