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In an emotional interview on Detective ArchivesGood Morning America on Monday, a Houston resident stranded on the roof an apartment building due to flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey made a desperate plea for help.
Aishia Nelson called into GMAlive from her phone, telling the anchors she is stranded on the roof of her neighbor's house in downtown Houston with all of her kids and 30 other people, and that she has nothing but the clothes on her back.
SEE ALSO: Hurricane Harvey is the biggest flood threat of any U.S. storm in modern times"It's not going good for us," she said. "Across the street the building is caving in, and it's water everywhere. We have nowhere to go."
Nelson also explained that they don't have any food or water on the roof where she is stranded.
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In the interview, Nelson said she went to Houston after Hurricane Katrina. Now, she's experiencing the hardship again, as she's stranded by Tropical Storm Harvey.
As she spoke, she gave the audience a firsthand look at just how severe the flooding is in her area, turning the camera around to reveal the flooding.
Nelson said she'd been reaching out to authorities for help, but despite her calls, she wasn't given any sense of when she'd receive help. She added that she'd been calling every number she's been given, called 911, and has been posting online trying to receive help.
"We don't know," she said. "And the water is moving fast, and it's coming up real, real fast."
During the interview, Nelson also gave the GMAanchors her location, and the anchors relayed the information to the Coast Guard in an effort to get help for Nelson and everyone else on the roof.
"Please help us, I'm scared," she said.
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GMAposted an update to its Twitter within a few hours, letting people know that the Coast Guard is on its way to rescue Nelson.
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Tropical Storm Harvey, originally a category-four hurricane that was downgraded over the weekend, hit Houston, causing unprecedented flooding and has unloaded trillions of gallons of water on Texas. Through the weekend and Monday, hundreds of videos and photos of rescue efforts and people stranded have been posted to social media.
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