Pumping Operation Taking News Today

Expressway. which is really looking more like venice than philadelphia right now. the water has been rising here all day. in fact, its come down actually a little bit. some kayakers have been out here and theyve just come back and he this tell me they were able to put their oars completely in the water. so it is pretty deep out there. its about halfway between the bottom of the vine street expressway and the bottom of the 21st street overpass there. things are improving a bit here just because o...

Of the expressway and the bottom of the 21st street overpass. things are improving here because of the massive pumping operation taking place. this scratches the surface of the amount of flooding in the philly region. the schuylkill crested at 17 feet. it has come down some. the waters are receding. the national weather service says it will not be below flood stage until after midnight, which is why the floor warning persists until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. some of the most serious flooding in...