At least 3 dead in Pennsylvania flash flooding

By Eduardo Saverin On Jul 16, 2023

BREAKING: 3 dead after officials responded to flash flooding in Washington Crossing, Pa.

01:05

Three people died Saturday when a region of Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit by powerful flash flooding, authorities said.

The three weather-related deaths, two females and a male, occurred in Upper Makefield Township, the Bucks County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Upper Makefield is located about 35 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Their names and ages were not immediately provided.

Bucks County firefighters, along with other local agencies, had been dispatched to a search and rescue operation at 6:44 p.m. Eastern time.

Bucks County Coroner Meredith J. Buck told CBS News that several water rescues were taking place in the area, and officials expect there could be more fatalities.

Taylorsville Rd is closed at Woodside Rd in Lower Makefield Twp in due to severe flooding. Police say part of the road is broken apart after heavy rain moved through Bucks County. @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/uxcY9EoHkF

— Ryan Hughes (@HughesCBS3) July 16, 2023

This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.

CBS News Philadelphia Staff

The CBS News Philadelphia Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSPhiladelphia.com.

For all the latest Automobiles News Click Here

For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! TheDailyCheck is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected] The content will be deleted within 24 hours.