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“It’s a disaster:” Workers begin long recovery in wake of Westernport flood
Amid an emergency no one saw coming, volunteers from nearby counties showed up with swiftboats to bring the children and ...
Maryland flash flooding prompts rescue of hundreds of students trapped in school by rising waters
Family members waded through waste-deep water to reach their children in Western Maryland on Tuesday after torrential rain ...
200 rescued from Maryland elementary school using boats as flood waters started to reach the second floor
Rescue boats were used to evacuate an elementary school in Allegany County, Maryland Tuesday as heavy rains brought flooding ...
150 students and 50 adults are rescued from elementary school after flood waters consume town
Students and staff at Westernport Elementary School in Maryland evacuated the school on rescue boats as flood water reached ...
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CSX reopens flood-damage trackage around Cumberland, Md.
CSX was able to repair flood damage to former Baltimore & Ohio main lines in the Cumberland, Md., area overnight, allowing ...
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Fire station in Maryland inundated with floodwaters
A flash flooding emergency was declared by the National Weather Service for parts of western Maryland Tuesday and footage ...
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Westernport Flood: Maryland town covered in mud after floodwaters force evacuation of school
Thick mud coated the streets of Westernport a day after floodwaters surged through the town, stranding vehicles and forcing ...
Rescue operations intensify as C&O Canal, Potomac River face dangerous flooding
The Potomac River has crested well above flood stage in several locations after all the rainfall since Tuesday, turning the ...