Flooding from torrential rain killed two people in Ellicott City, Maryland, and caused devastating damage to businesses, officials said.
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“This is by far the worst devastation Ellicott City has seen in decades”, Kittleman told WBAL-AM.
Ellicott City, a county in Maryland, has declared a state of emergency, after 6.04 inches of rain fell on Saturday night, leaving at least one dead.
The department also reported a water main break in Ellicott City that disrupted water service to many homes.
Another person who died in the flood was also picked up in the floodwaters while in a vehicle. The woman managed to escape from the auto and was eventually rescued, but Blevins was swept away. Four or five were classified as destroyed and 20 to 30 others had significant damage.
Many of these Maryland counties will require extensive fix work to the streets and areas.
Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said, “This will not defeat us”.
“We are coordinating all available resources to address this emergency as quickly as possible”, said Governor Hogan, according to a press release.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. reported almost 80 power outages in the Baltimore region, affecting more than 4,000 people.
A flood caused by an intense rainstorm ripped through the downtown of Ellicott City, Md., late Saturday night, leaving a path of death and destruction that shocked even the most flood-scarred residents and shopkeepers of the old mill town.
One victim was a woman and the other was a man, said spokesman Mark Miller.
“I didn’t know how I was going to get out”, she said. Soon, she said, a flash flood warning alerted on Tolley’s phone, and “all of a sudden it started leaking in the basement bar”. “But we are just going to promise them that we are going to provide all the resources that we can to help them”.
Another man told CBS Baltimore the water came all the way up to his waist.
“You know, all I can say is, I’m just happy to be alive”, said Weglein.
Ellicott City, just west of Baltimore, is consistently ranked among the best places to live in America by Money magazine. The roadway has since reopened.
Karry Brown, 42, was enjoying dinner with his wife ahead of their anniversary on Monday at the Phoenix Emporium on Main Street when the rain intensified, prompting restaurant staff to move the 50 or so guests up to a third floor.
With so much rainfall, there was nowhere for it to go other than the street.
“This was different”, said David Dempster, who owns Still Life Gallery on Main Street with his wife, Sara Arditti. Both were discovered in the Patapsco River. I would love to hear your thoughts and memories as we pray for all those affected by the flash flood of July 30, 2016.
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First responders and fearless citizens saved around 150 people during the flood, according to The Ellicott City Patch.
