The deaths of a number of canine at a day care centre throughout a flash flood was an "entirely preventable tragedy", a grief-stricken pet proprietor has mentioned.

Ten animals had been killed when flood water rushed into District Dogs within the northeast of Washington DC on Monday - the second time in a 12 months.

Water rose two metres (six ft) up the entrance of the constructing earlier than a wall collapsed and water rushed inside, NBC Washington mentioned.

Heavy rain flooded the road and rose alongside big glass home windows till they gave approach.

Firefighters needed to break by drywall to let water out of the constructing and rescue seven workers and 20 canine, however regardless of the efforts of emergency responders and employees, 10 canine misplaced their lives.

Dog proprietor Jonathan Garrow, who misplaced his canine, known as what occurred "an entirely preventable tragedy".

He mentioned he known as the Humane Rescue Alliance however was not allowed to see his canine's stays.

Fighting again tears, he mentioned he was informed his pet was "really injured" and that he believed his canine and among the different canine, if not all of them, "were in cages when this happened and that she died alone and drowning in a cage".

One proprietor, who didn't give her identify, mentioned the enterprise proprietor "came up to me and told me that they had already removed all the ones that survived, and that the ones that were in the rooms were dead".

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Another unnamed proprietor mentioned they had been "supposed to be celebrating his birthday", whereas a 3rd proprietor lamented the animals' innocence, including: "They didn't do anything to deserve this."

District Dogs proprietor Jacob Hensley, crying, mentioned employees did all they might, calling them heroes.

The firm mentioned in a press release that it was "heartbroken" over the "terrible tragedy", including that employees started transferring animals to increased components of the constructing as quickly as they observed the rising water.

"Within a few minutes the water had risen to approximately six feet outside our location. Staff were following emergency procedures as the glass gave way and the building flooded.

"Our employees rushed to proceed to rescue canine to the very best of their capacity regardless of the water rising above their heads."

Nearly 50 canine had been being cared for on the facility in Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, the place there was a flood final August too, main the proprietor to demand officers do one thing to guard the flood-prone space.

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