Heavy rain led to water rising quickly up the front of the building, before a wall collapsed and water rushed inside. Staff moved animals to higher floors, before firefighters rescued seven employees and 20 dogs.
The deaths of several dogs at a day care centre during a flash flood was an"entirely preventable tragedy", a grief-stricken pet owner has said.Washington DCWater rose two metres up the front of the building before a wall collapsed and water rushed inside, NBC Washington said.Firefighters had to break through drywall to let water out of the building and rescue seven employees and 20 dogs, but despite the efforts of emergency responders and staff, 10 dogs lost their lives.
Fighting back tears, he said he was told his pet was"really injured" and that he believed his dog and some of the other dogs, if not all of them,"were in cages when this happened and that she died alone and drowning in a cage". One owner, who did not give her name, said the business owner"came up to me and told me that they had already removed all the ones that survived, and that the ones that were in the rooms were dead".
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