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200 rescued from Maryland elementary school using boats as flood waters started to reach the second floor

200 rescued from Maryland elementary school using boats as flood waters started to reach the second floor
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200 rescued from Maryland elementary school using boats as flood waters started to reach the second floor
Alley Wade was at work when she heard that her sons맥스카지노 school in Allegany County, Maryland, was flooded and rescues were underway.She was 30 minutes away, and when she finally came within blocks of Westernport Elementary School, she was told by a police officer she couldn맥스카지노t go any further, causing her to go into panic mode.맥스카지노It was very scary,맥스카지노 Wade told CNN. 맥스카지노I actually had a panic attack.맥스카지노She eventually got to a location where she was able to see her oldest son William, 10, being rescued by a boat. She waved and called out to him, but it took her a while to be reunited with both her children, including her youngest son, Quinton, 8, who was also rescued.Her sons were among approximately 150 students and 50 adults evacuated using 15 rescue boats Tuesday as heavy rains brought flooding to the region, the county맥스카지노s emergency services department said.The children said they saw water close to the ceiling of the first floor of the school while being evacuated. By the end of the day, their pants were pulled up to their knees and their shoes were sopping wet. But they were OK.Once they were all reunited at a local church, William was upset, and 맥스카지노clingy,맥스카지노 not that she minded, but his younger brother, Quinton, said he had fun, reassuring her after the long ordeal.맥스카지노His quote was 맥스카지노I had the time of my life, until the teacher wouldn맥스카지노t give us a snack out of the snack bin,맥스카지노맥스카지노 she said.Wade added that teachers at the school lost their cars in the floodwaters. Video she shared with CNN shows several vehicles floating in high waters in the parking lot.Wade said she had never experienced flooding like Tuesday맥스카지노s before, but her husband had back in 1996.Those evacuated are safe and no injuries were reported, Kati Kenney, spokesperson for Allegany County맥스카지노s emergency services department, said. No other schools were affected, but there were reports of people trapped in homes and cars, she added.맥스카지노Water rescue teams from surrounding counties are actively assisting with response efforts,맥스카지노 Kenney said, adding that the Georges Creek region remains an area of concern for emergency responders. Creek reaches moderate flood levelGeorges Creek reached moderate flood level at 12.12 feet as of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday. It rose more than 7 feet in six hours. Major flooding begins as 12 feet and the record is 12.77 feet in 1996.A flash flood emergency was in effect in the areas of Westernport and Barton, Maryland as well as Piedmont, West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service.Rainfall rates have decreased, but additional rainfall is expected through the late afternoon and evening hours as well as Wednesday as a rainy pattern continues in the Mid-Atlantic.A flash flood warning was also in effect in Grantsville, Maryland, as well as Keyser and Piedmont, West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. Moderate rain showers were pushing toward the north and northwest in the region, with some areas seeing three to four inches of rain.Westernport prone to floodingWesternport Mayor Judy Hamilton told the Associated Press that the town has been prone to severe flooding in the past, and the last time the town suffered devastating flooding was in 1996.But officials weren맥스카지노t expecting it Tuesday.맥스카지노It just seemed to happen all at once,맥스카지노 she told the AP. 맥스카지노My heart is breaking.맥스카지노Hamilton said she맥스카지노s trying to get in touch with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to request emergency assistance.Motorists and pedestrians struggle in flooded streetsVideos posted on social media showed flooded streets with vehicles floating in the knee-high water in Cumberland, Maryland.Other videos showed intense flooding impacting Westernport and Lavale, Maryland, just outside of Cumberland. Motorists struggled to drive in poor road conditions as water reached closer to structures, and water can be heard in the videos rushing over roadways.In Somerset County, Pennsylvania, video from WJAC showed heavy rain and flooded streets.CNN맥스카지노s Julianna Bragg contributed to this report.

Alley Wade was at work when she heard that her sons맥스카지노 school in Allegany County, Maryland, was flooded and rescues were underway.

She was 30 minutes away, and when she finally came within blocks of Westernport Elementary School, she was told by a police officer she couldn맥스카지노t go any further, causing her to go into panic mode.

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맥스카지노It was very scary,맥스카지노 Wade told CNN. 맥스카지노I actually had a panic attack.맥스카지노

She eventually got to a location where she was able to see her oldest son William, 10, being rescued by a boat. She waved and called out to him, but it took her a while to be reunited with both her children, including her youngest son, Quinton, 8, who was also rescued.

Her sons were among approximately 150 students and 50 adults evacuated using 15 rescue boats Tuesday as heavy rains brought flooding to the region, the county맥스카지노s emergency services department said.

The children said they saw water close to the ceiling of the first floor of the school while being evacuated. By the end of the day, their pants were pulled up to their knees and their shoes were sopping wet. But they were OK.

Once they were all reunited at a local church, William was upset, and 맥스카지노clingy,맥스카지노 not that she minded, but his younger brother, Quinton, said he had fun, reassuring her after the long ordeal.

맥스카지노His quote was 맥스카지노I had the time of my life, until the teacher wouldn맥스카지노t give us a snack out of the snack bin,맥스카지노맥스카지노 she said.

Wade added that teachers at the school lost their cars in the floodwaters. Video she shared with CNN shows several vehicles floating in high waters in the parking lot.

Wade said she had never experienced flooding like Tuesday맥스카지노s before, but her husband had back in 1996.

Cars are submerged in a parking lot of Westernport Elementary School as flooding forces the evacuation of the school, and downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in rural Westernport, Maryland, on May 13.
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Cars are submerged in a parking lot of Westernport Elementary School as flooding forces the evacuation of the school, and downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in rural Westernport, Maryland, on May 13.

Those evacuated are safe and no injuries were reported, Kati Kenney, spokesperson for Allegany County맥스카지노s emergency services department, said. No other schools were affected, but there were reports of people trapped in homes and cars, she added.

맥스카지노Water rescue teams from surrounding counties are actively assisting with response efforts,맥스카지노 Kenney said, adding that the Georges Creek region remains an area of concern for emergency responders.

Creek reaches moderate flood level

Georges Creek reached moderate flood level at 12.12 feet as of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday. It rose more than 7 feet in six hours. Major flooding begins as 12 feet and the record is 12.77 feet in 1996.

A flash flood emergency was in effect in the areas of Westernport and Barton, Maryland as well as Piedmont, West Virginia, according to the

Rainfall rates have decreased, but additional rainfall is expected through the late afternoon and evening hours as well as Wednesday as a rainy pattern continues in the Mid-Atlantic.

A flash flood warning was also in effect in Grantsville, Maryland, as well as Keyser and Piedmont, West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. Moderate rain showers were pushing toward the north and northwest in the region, with some areas seeing three to four inches of rain.

Westernport prone to flooding

Westernport Mayor Judy Hamilton that the town has been prone to severe flooding in the past, and the last time the town suffered devastating flooding was in 1996.

But officials weren맥스카지노t expecting it Tuesday.

맥스카지노It just seemed to happen all at once,맥스카지노 she told the AP. 맥스카지노My heart is breaking.맥스카지노

Hamilton said she맥스카지노s trying to get in touch with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to request emergency assistance.

Motorists and pedestrians struggle in flooded streets

Videos posted on social media showed flooded streets with vehicles floating in the knee-high water in Cumberland, Maryland.

Other videos showed intense flooding impacting Westernport and Lavale, Maryland, just outside of Cumberland. Motorists struggled to drive in poor road conditions as water reached closer to structures, and water can be heard in the videos rushing over roadways.

In Somerset County, Pennsylvania, video from WJAC showed heavy rain and flooded streets.

CNN맥스카지노s Julianna Bragg contributed to this report.