Flash Flood Emergency Prompts Water Rescues Throughout Philadelphia Region CBS Philadelphia 6 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Philly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Several water rescues were made throughout the region Monday night after relentless rains triggered a flash flood emergency. Bucks County was hit particularly hard. Bristol Township has declared a disaster emergency. Rescue crews used rafts and life jackets to bring dozens of people to safety in Andalusia in Bensalem Township. Residents evacuated from a condo building near the Poquessing Creek say the water rose in just a matter of minutes. One of those areas hard hit was on the border of Northeast Philadelphia and Bensalem along Frankford Avenue, where the roadway dips and turns into Bristol Road.