Orange County

Orange County nursing home evacuated due to rising flood waters

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Fire Rescue crews evacuated people from a nursing center Thursday morning.

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Crews responded to the Avante at Orlando facility off Semoran Boulevard.

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Officials said the evacuations were being done over concerns from rising flood waters.

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Video shared on social media shows crews walking through flood waters with equipment.

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