On Monday, January 24th, a man named Japhet Perez-Estrada risked his life to rescue his family's pets during a storm in Southeast San Diego. The house was flooded and soaking wet towels were visible on the floor with muddy footprints scattered around.
Perez-Estrada swam through neck-deep water as it filled the house, rescuing his beloved pets one by one.
On Monday, January 24th, a man named Japhet Perez-Estrada risked his life to rescue his family's pets during a storm in Southeast San Diego. The house was flooded and soaking wet towels were visible on the floor with muddy footprints scattered around. Perez-Estrada swam through neck-deep water as it filled the house, rescuing his beloved pets one by one. He shared videos of his journey on Instagram to raise awareness about the importance of being prepared for natural disasters and having a plan in place to protect your loved ones and property.
A record-breaking rainstorm in San Diego swept cars away and flooded neighborhoods.
Residents in the Southcrest neighborhood of San Diego were mucking out yards filled with debris, overwhelmed by the task that lay ahead inside their homes where mud coated the floors. Broken fences sat in disarray on the streets. Soiled furniture dotted the sidewalks.
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The San Diego region was overwhelmed by a surprisingly intense storm that flooded homes and turned roadways into rivers. Some residents wondered why they did not receive more warning.
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The article contains several examples of deception. The author claims that the authorities would later call it a miracle that no one died and very few people were injured in a suddenly calamitous storm prompted state and local leaders to declare a state of emergency. However, this is not true as there are reports of injuries and fatalities due to the flood.
However, this is not true as there are reports of injuries and fatalities due to the flood.
The authorities would later call it a miracle that no one died
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses anecdotal evidence to make claims about the actions and beliefs of others without providing any context or evidence for their assertions.
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The article contains several examples of bias. The author uses sensationalist language such as 'apocalyptic movie' and 'life-threatening scenes'. They also use loaded words like 'miracle' to describe the situation which could be seen as biased towards a particular perspective.
The rare torrent of rain that slammed the San Diego area on Monday forced numerous residents to navigate life-threatening scenes that they had trouble believing even as they recounted them.
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The article discusses the flooding in San Diego and its impact on homes and roadways. The authors have a conflict of interest with Todd Gloria as he is mentioned in the article but not disclosed.
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The article discusses the flooding in San Diego and its impact on homes and roadways. The author has a conflict of interest with Todd Gloria as they are both politicians from San Diego.
, The walls showed a waterline about three feet high.
Native Poppy has storefronts in Solana Beach and South Park, but their administrative and large-scale production headquarters is located in Mission Valley.
The vans flooded and are unsalvageable due to damage from floodwater.
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A row of warehouses and businesses flooded in Mission Valley, including Native Poppy flower shop.
<br>The walls showed a waterline about three feet high.
About 70% of the shop's flowers go out via delivery using company vans that were also in the warehouse.
The vans flooded and are unsalvageable due to damage from floodwater.<br>
<br>Native Poppy has storefronts in Solana Beach and South Park, but their administrative and large-scale production headquarters is located in Mission Valley.
<br>This week's flower delivery has been rerouted to the two retail shops after the warehouse was flooded.
The warehouse did not have flood insurance, an issue many San Diegans are facing after the magnitude of rainfall.<br>
Native Poppy is still recovering from a car crash that caused a six-month closure at their South Park location in June 2022.
<br>Gill and Blancato say placing Valentine's Day pre-orders or shopping in store would be a big help for the business.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when they quote Meg Blancado and Natalie Gill as sources for information about the flooding at Native Poppy's warehouse. This is a fallacy because the reader has no way of knowing if these individuals are experts or reliable sources on this topic. Additionally, there is inflammatory rhetoric used in phrases such as
The vans flooded and we had a mechanic come by today and they're tanked, completely unsalvageable,
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'aquarium' to describe the warehouse which is a metaphorical comparison that implies negative connotations towards water. This could be seen as an example of religious bias because it may suggest that water is associated with evil or danger in some cultures, even though there are many positive associations with water in other religions and beliefs. Additionally, the article mentions how Native Poppy has been affected by two major events: a car crash and flooding. The author does not provide any context for these events beyond their impact on the business, which could be seen as an example of monetary bias because it emphasizes the financial losses suffered by Native Poppy without providing any information about the potential harm or damage caused to people or property.
The walls showed a waterline about three feet high.
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Kasia Gregorczyk has a financial tie to the Native Poppy flower shop as she is an owner of the business. This could compromise her ability to report objectively on topics related to the flower shop.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Native Poppy flower shop business as they are an employee at the company.
A man in Southeast San Diego, Japhet Perez-Estrada, swam through neck-deep water to rescue his family's pets during Monday's storm
`The house is a mess` with soaking wet towels and muddy footprints visible on the floor
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None Found At Time Of
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority when they quote Perez-Estrada saying that he is used to hardships in low-income areas. This implies that his opinion should be taken as fact without any evidence or context provided for this claim. Secondly, there are multiple instances of inflammatory rhetoric throughout the article, such as
devastating
risked his life to rescue
neck-deep water filled the house
<24 hours after the flood>
<17 years ago>
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest on several topics. The author is Natalie Chuck and she works for 10News which is owned by Scripps Media, LLC. Scripps Media, LLC owns other media outlets such as KGTV-CW San Diego and KSWB-FOX 5 San Diego.
The author's employer, Scripps Media, LLC also owns other media outlets in the area which could potentially influence their coverage of local news.
