Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Monday the effort would be a “massive undertaking.”
A roadblock is seen as crews search for a a pair of missing children swept away after weekend rains, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Washington Crossing, Pa. WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family.
The grandmother survived, Upper Makefield Police said in a social media post. But the mother of the two children died. Four other people died in the flooding, but it was unclear who they were. Victims’ names have not been released. “It’s just such a tragedy and just so much grief, I’m sure, and mourning that’s going on right now. I pray to find these children,” said Courtney, of Ewing, New Jersey.One of the cars that was swept up in flooding that occurred on Washington Crossing Rd., near Houghs Creek, in the Washington Crossing, Pa. area on Sat. July 15, 2023. Several people were killed when torrential rains in area cause fast rising floodwaters washing away cars.
The Vermont Emergency Management agency reported that swift-water rescue teams conducted an additional six rescues overnight following the storm. The agency also is monitoring areas at risk for landslides due to the rainfall.Sunday’s strong storms led to hundreds of flight cancellations at airports in the New York City area, and hundreds were delayed.
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