1,000s Of Water Rescues In Pennsylvania (500 In Mont. County Alone); 370 Roads Closed By Floods

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Rescue crews made thousands of water search operations in Pennsylvania Wednesday as Tropical Storm Ida dropped up to 8 inches of rain across the state.

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Randy Padfield said there were 500 rescue calls in Montgomery County alone.

“One of the teams in their boat a number of firefighters pinned up against the bridge here by moving water and ended up having to be rescued themselves. Actually transported to the hospital for evaluation,” Padfield said.

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PennDOT officials shut down 370 roads, most from flooding. Several rivers including the Delaware and Schuylkill will continue to rise.

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https://www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2021-09-02/pennsylvania-officials-thousands-of-water-rescues-made-during-tropical-storm-ida-hundreds-of-roads-still-washed-out

[zuul]

1. Holy moly. It's hard to believe that storm was still strong enough

to cause so much damage when it reached Pennsylvania!