Devastating flooding in the community of Ellicott City, Maryland has resulted in two deaths and significant destruction to property.
NBCNews.com reports that the city, which is about 12 miles west of
Baltimore, experienced torrential rainful Saturday night. Six inches of
rain fell in just two hours. The Patapsco River, which runs through the
town, rose 13 feet.
Joseph Anthony Blevins, 38, and Jessica Watsula, 35, were casualties of
the flooding. They were both carried off by rushing water in separate
incidents.
About 100 people had to be rescued from the rushing water. One video
shows residents making a human chain to rescue a woman trapped in her
car.
Another resident, Joyce Healy, reported that she was driving along Main
Street when she saw a Mercedes-Benz “floating back down the road.”
"I've never seen anything like this, ever," Healy told NBC station WBAL
of Baltimore. "The devastation down here — I'm just really concerned
about them being able to rebuild."
Maryland’s Gov. Larry Hogan visited Ellicott City on Sunday to assess
the damage. He declared a state of emergency in the county and said,
“We’re going to bring in whatever equipment, whatever manpower they need
from every single department.”
The flooding and heavy rains were a part of the dangerous storms that
threatened the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast over the weekend.
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