TO New Jersey family who narrowly escaped drowning in their basement as the remains of Hurricane Ida unleashed a torrent of historic rains across the Northeast is speaking to Inside Edition.
Stunning video shows Janice and Marlon Valle at 2:30 am trying to save some precious items from the flood, when one of the walls collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water.
"In that moment, you're trying to think of everyone you love, wishing you could say goodbye to them, when you think you're going to die," Janice told Inside Edition.
The couple's son, Matteo, has just walked through the water up to his ankles. Six seconds later, the wall gave way.
โHe literally crossed over. He just made it to the stairs when the wall broke down, โJanice said.
Janice got caught in the torrent and got caught. Her husband was about 10 feet away calling her by name. Not knowing how to swim, she somehow managed to get through the floodwaters to her husband, and he led her to safety.
Today, the basement is dark and damp, with a mass of pipes and debris.
โNone of this matters. It's not like that, because we have each other, โJanice said.
