VIDEO: Freak flooding on Las Vegas Strip engulfs taxi under Linq Hotel

Saturday, August 5, 2017
LAS VEGAS -- The National Weather Service says the Las Vegas Strip received a record amount of rainfall Friday.
Firefighters rescued six people from the rushing waters behind the Linq Hotel and Casino, which is across the street from Caesar's Palace.
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Another person is missing after being swept away in a different part of Vegas. One witness says a taxi at the Linq was pushed for 200 feet by the flood waters.
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