PHOTOS: Impact of DC-area floods

On Wednesday afternoon, the D.C. region was smacked with severe weather, which led to heavy rain and flooding. It got so bad that roads had to be closed, people had to be rescued from their homes and there were power outages.

D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland,t bore the brunt of the heavy rain and flooding.

See photos of the devastation in Prince George’s County and D.C. below.

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Flooding on Cipriano Rd and Brightlea Drive in Lanham. (Courtesy Salinda Messenger)

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Cars are seen driving through flooded conditions on Cipriano Road and Brightlea Drive in Lanham. (Courtesy Salinda Messenger)

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Flood conditions are seen outside of a house off of Cipriano Road and Brightlea Drive in Lanham. (Courtesy Salinda Messenger)

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A lady watches cars driving in the flood off of Cipriano Road and Brightlea Drive in Lanham. (Courtesy Salinda Messenger)

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A fire truck is seen on Cipriano Road and Brightlea Drive in Lanham. (Courtesy Salinda Messenger)

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D.C. Fire and EMS rescues a motorist stuck due to flooding. (Courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS)

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Rhode Island Avenue Northeast experiences flooding following severe storms in D.C. (Courtesy Kyle Reeder)

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Flooding is seen on Rhode Island Avenue Northeast following heavy rain. (Courtesy Kyle Reeder)

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