Authorities say two children, a 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, remain missing in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township.
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.
“As they tried to escape the fierce floodwaters, Dad took his 4-year-old son while the mother and the grandmother grabbed the two additional children,” he said. The father and son were “miraculously” able to get to safety. “However the grandmother, the mother, and the two children were swept away by the floodwaters,” Brewer said.
“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.began drying out Monday after drenching rain over the weekend resulted in flash flooding in parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Sunday and planned to tour damage early Monday in the northwest part of the state.
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.More rain was in the forecast for Tuesday.
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Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash floodCrews 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.
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Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash floodCrews 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
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Massive search underway for children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash floodAround 100 search crew and numerous drones will look for the siblings along the creek that drains into the Delaware River in Bucks County. The mother was found dead.
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Massive Search Underway For Missing Children Swept Away In Suburban Philadelphia Flash FloodUpper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Monday the effort would be a “massive undertaking.”
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Weather Authority: After devastating flash flood, heat returns, but lower humidity as new week beginsWe'll have a dry and humid rest of Sunday night. With all that humidity and leftover moisture from the rain, fog will develop in spots.
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