Wild Video Shows Wall Collapse Trap NJ Family in Ida's Floodwater

Ankle-deep water had already covered the basement floor of the Valle family home on Wednesday before the unthinkable happened: Ida's floodwaters broke through a wall and trapped half of the family downstairs.

The collapse of the basement wall, caught by a security camera inside, could have been deadly to a Janice Valle and one of her sons. In a matter of seconds, the wall of water had filled the entire basement and trapped both of them in different parts of the basement.

"My son called his father to say goodbye to him, he thought he was going to die," Valle told NBC New York on Friday.

Видео Wild Video Shows Wall Collapse Trap NJ Family in Ida's Floodwater канала NBC New York