One of the news reporters said that 3 months worth of rescues had been done in a day. Must be pretty exhausting that. If I did 3 months work in a day my boss would be quite happy.
Difficult to imagine what it must be like for those affected: one moment an ordinary day, the next moment clinging to the roof of your house with a raging torrent beneath you and an awfully nice chap with a safety harness swinging down from a helicopter.