Heroic Good Samaritans form human chain to pull victims from raging floodwaters that killed at least two people in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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That water also poured into the Patapsco River, which “rose from nothing to major flooding” in a couple hours, Rosa said.
They were both seen in Ellicott City.
Brubaker says his wife Christina told him the women left the restaurant during a downpour, and got into Watsula’s compact auto.
City officials say floodwaters have destroyed at least five buildings and significantly damaged 30 more.
The meteorological cause of Ellicott City’s epic flood was complex, a mixture of high humidity, unstable air, southerly wind flow, a nearby warm front and other factors as noted by The Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang.
On Wednesday morning, Kittleman said it was too early to tell when Main Street will reopen as state and local crews continue working to stabilize the area.
“It makes me want to go back home and stand with everybody and help rebuild the town”.
Ellicott City has requested funding for façade improvement through the Community Legacy Program, and the Department of Housing and Community Development will work with the city in order to increase funding based on damage assessments. “Then we found out people died and then it hit us”.
The U.S. National Weather Service recorded 6.5 inches of “historic heavy rainfall” Saturday, prompting Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency for Howard County.
“It was insane, she said”.
“(County executive Steve Schuh) talked to (Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman) and said basically, ‘Whatever you need, ‘” said Owen McEvoy, Anne Arundel County spokesman. “There are a lot of people that lost their apartments and their homes”.
He allowed business owners to take their first tour of the commercial district, which suffered tens of millions of dollars of damage. One of her rescuers, a fellow business owner names Jason, fell and was swept away. Once a home to mill workers, in recent decades it has become known for restaurants, art galleries, antique shops and nightlife.
Alan Minor, the head of the county emergency management center, said Howard County is receiving help from an emergency management organization from Pennsylvania.
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“Flood insurance was just insane down here”, she said. “We’re very linked together, just like they were”.
