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U.S. NEWS Friday 27 July 2018

Water starts receding in central

Pennsylvania after days of floods

By MARK SCOLFORO Lee, which ruined several week after getting several
Associated Press of his neighbors' homes in inches of water, the Potts-
HUMMELSTOWN, Pa. (AP) 2011. ville Republican Herald re-
— Floodwaters began to "We just have to clean up," ported. A collapsed road
recede in central Pennsyl- Flage said Thursday. "No in Tower City opened up a
vania on Thursday, leav- big deal — we have plenty 5-foot hole.
ing behind a film of mud of time." A retaining wall along the
and headaches for motor- State police said water Codorus Creek gave way
ists trying navigate around conditions remained too in York City at a major Louis Binino, of Mount Joy, Pa., looks at his SUV, far left, that
dozens of roads closed to dangerous to conduct an bridge, closing a lane of became stranded in high water along Rt 772 in Mount Joy, Pa.,
traffic. all-out search of the Cone- traffic, and officials blamed Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Skies were clear after five wago Creek near Eliza- it on the heavy rains.q Associated Press
days of downpours that bethtown for a 19-year-old
brought up to a foot of rain woman last seen Monday
in a swath of Pennsylvania while trying to cross the
from York County along swollen stream, but aerial
the Maryland line to the and searches continued.
Williamsport region in the Fewer than 10 people
north. Thunderstorms are showed up Wednesday at
forecast for Friday. a Red Cross shelter at Her-
Residents along the Swata- shey High School, mostly
ra Creek in Hummelstown for a meal and shower, but
said it crested about 2 one family spent the night,
a.m., but the Hersheypark said disaster program spe-
amusement park just up- cialist Kam Kobeissi. The
stream remained closed. Red Cross closed the shel-
"This is a disaster," said med- ter by lunchtime Thursday.
ical school professor Arun A spokesman for Dauphin
Das as he photographed County said officials were
the Swatara Creek not working with the Pennsyl-
far from his home, tick- vania Emergency Man-
ing off the major roads agement Agency to deter-
that remained impassible. mine the extent of property
"Grandview, closed, Route damage.
39, closed, 740, closed." In Tremont, about 40 miles
A few blocks away, retired (65 kilometers) northeast
government contractor of Harrisburg, floodwaters
Rick Flage, whose home caused catastrophic dam-
borders the stream, said age to the American Le-
the waters were about 9 gion Post building, and a
feet lower than after the Family Dollar store was ex-
remnants of Tropical Storm pected to be closed for a