AKIPRESS.COM - Residents of a nursing home in Dickinson, Texas, have been rescued after they waited patiently for help as floodwaters rose around them.

A dramatic photo circulating on the Internet showed the residents of the La Bella Vita nursing home sitting in several feet of water as they waited for help.

Kim McIntosh lives in Florida, but told CNN that her mother, who owns the nursing home just southeast of Houston, took the photo.

The Galveston Office of Emergency Management confirmed Sunday afternoon that it had rescued the residents from the facility. 

Between 20 to 25 people were rescued from the nursing home Sunday afternoon.

The county has received more than 1,000 requests for evacuation and rescue.