1.   The scalding flood swamped hundreds of homes and many people were plucked to safety by helicopter.

2.   The New Brighton-based rescue team plucked five people from the water when the incident happened near Seacombe.

3.   Helicopters from the Texas National Guard and the Coast Guard were plucking people from their rooftops.

4.   Helicopters from the Texas National Guard and the Coast Guard were plucking people from their roofs.

5.   Plucking young people off the vine ahead of their time, lavishing them with millions.

6.   The pilots become local celebrities and folk heroes, rescuing motorists from flooded washes and plucking people off mountaintops.

7.   Police intervened, plucking people from the crowd, beating them, shoving them into police cars and spraying tear gas in their faces.

8.   Police plucked people from the crowd, beating them, shoving them into police car and spraying tear gas in their faces.

9.   A police helicopter plucked three people from the roof of the Bank Indonesia building in central Jakarta and flew them to safety in a nearby plaza.

10.   Another nine people were plucked to safety after being found clinging to trees, ITAR-Tass reported.