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A mother who was among five killed in flash flooding in Pennsylvania has been identified, as the search continues for her two-year-old daughter and nine-month-old baby son.
The bodies of two women and one man were found Saturday night in the area of Washington Crossing, part of Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, about 30 minutes north of Center City Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the scene of the flooding on Sunday. "Thank you to the first responders who worked through the night to rescue those caught in flood waters and keep people safe.
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Flood waters there, reportedly up to 8 ft (2.4 m) deep, demolished local homes and businesses. In Aston Township, mud accumulated to 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m). In Conshohocken, a rail car carrying 10 people became trapped in rapidly rising flood waters. After a rescue boat capsized en route, a few of the passengers held onto a tree awaiting ...
The flooding was particularly severe on portions of Interstate 676, leading the highway to take several days to reopen, with a cost of $715,000 to repair. [25] Parts of Pennsylvania Route 611 were closed for six months due to flooding. [26] Four tornadoes touched down in the states while another one moved into the state out of New Jersey.
"Flooding is ongoing in several areas given the excessive rainfall on already saturated ground," read a portion of the flood watch alert. "The steadiest rain this morning should end as some ...
In Pennsylvania, the government also condemned most of the historic Cornplanter Tract, a grant made by the state legislature to Cornplanter after the Revolutionary War to him and his heirs "forever." The area included an historic cemetery containing the remains of Cornplanter and 300 descendants and followers, as well as a state memorial ...