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

Friday, August 4, 2017
LAS VEGAS -- The National Weather Service said 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 was missing after being swept away in a different part of Vegas. One witness said a taxi at the Linq was pushed about 200 feet by the flood waters.
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