Several people had to evacuate their homes after a creek in West Seneca, near Buffalo, New York, burst its banks on February 4, flooding a residential area and, at one location, causing children to run for their lives.

The flood, caused by ice jams in Buffalo Creek, which flows through the town, prompted people to evacuate their homes and swamped a nature center that children were attending, forcing them to flee, WKBW Buffalo reported.

The West Seneca Police Department provided this drone footage that shows the floodwater reaching a number of properties in the area. Credit: West Seneca Police Department via Storyful