The worst tragedies bring out the best in people, and sometimes even people we would call heroes.
Here are a bunch of media stories that went viral, including some heroic ones.
This picture of elderly women in an assisted living facility shocked many, but eventually help was sent their way and they were rescued:
They're grandmas and grandpas and thank God they're ok.
— Tiffany Craig KHOU (@TiffanyKHOU) August 27, 2017
STORY ->https://t.co/1gVLyn0hp1 #KHOU11 #HoustonFloods #TexasFlood pic.twitter.com/mAKhmAX1K2
Fifteen senior citizens were rescued from a Dickinson assisted living community, hours after a viral photo showing them sitting in waist-deep water went viral.
Dickinson emergency management coordinator David Popoff confirmed that 18 people were rescued from La Vita Bella, an assisted living facility in the 3500 block of Oak Drive in Dickinson.
Popoff confirmed the rescue by phone to The Daily News at noon on Sunday, hours after a post on Twitter showing at least eight people, and one cat, sitting in a room with water up to their waists.
“We were air-lifting grandmothers and grandfathers,” Popoff said.
Timothy McIntosh, of Tampa, Fla., sent the original tweet, which was re-tweeted more than 2,000 times.
This pic of a dog carrying his own food has 30,000 shares on Facebook:
There’s this:
HISTORIC rainfall in Houston, and all over Texas. Floods are unprecedented, and more rain coming. Spirit of the people is incredible.Thanks!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
Heroes:
Houston SWAT officer carries mother and her 13-month-old son to safety amid rising floodwaters from #Harvey https://t.co/YGP3fFdxx3 pic.twitter.com/wPjDhL8mjL
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 27, 2017
A rescue worker carries two dogs to safety after evacuating their family from floodwaters in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/dhoi5P7Ukq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017
'GOING TO SAVE SOME LIVES'
Heroes converging in #Houston#houstonflood #HurricaneHarvey pic.twitter.com/052ObBBrpx
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) August 27, 2017
Where are “Black Lives Matter” now? Looks like only the “racist” cops are helping these folks…
Do you all remember when Tourê tweeted this picture out during the Sandy storm as if it was real? LOL!
Hey @Toure retweet this amazing totally-not-photoshopped picture from #HurricaneHarvey!!! pic.twitter.com/JbLOlztzR5
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن (@SooperMexican) August 27, 2017
This is amazing:
UNBELIEVABLE: Houstonians fishing INSIDE their home – near I-45 and Monroe. @abc13houston https://t.co/M5jY6YDKaE#ABC13 #Hounews #Texas pic.twitter.com/FZr3eR0IAH
— ABC13 Antonio (@ABC13Antonio) August 27, 2017
The best part is the fish hanging on the wall in the background…
More:
Just met a man doing high water rescues in this army type vehicle. Woman rescued said "there's so much devastation." #HarveyStorm #Khou11 pic.twitter.com/LHJclh82n3
— Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinKHOU) August 27, 2017
A driver in a white pickup truck tried to barrel through flood waters and became stuck https://t.co/WZP2arvuWh pic.twitter.com/G7dtEoLD7h
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 27, 2017
WATCH: A man in Houston claims a hawk would not leave his taxi cab as Hurricane Harvey barreled toward Texas Friday morning. pic.twitter.com/j2nZbarkvZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 26, 2017
.@JJWatt has started a fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Houston. You can donate here: https://t.co/ltYQYYu6qe pic.twitter.com/1JTSkh51j8
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 27, 2017
Pups in a cooler? You have to do what you have to do. (via @abc13houston) #HoustonFlood #HurricaneHarvey pic.twitter.com/9zsxAdRXUp
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) August 27, 2017
Rockport is devastated:
WATCH: Drone footage from Rockport, Texas, shows the destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey pic.twitter.com/LMPN8r2gDe
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 27, 2017
This video has millions of views – we posted the full story earlier:
HPD rescued someone trapped on top of that car in the middle of 610. Yes, that tiny speck is a person. #hurricaneharvey pic.twitter.com/gHUL4qen0y
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 27, 2017
Pray for those afflicted, and their families.