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.