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Authorities say the body of a 12-year-old boy who was swept away has likely been found and about 200 people were rescued from one school as flash flooding continues to impact the East Coast.
When floodwaters surged into Westernport Elementary on May 13, washing away classrooms, supplies and a sense of normalcy, it ...
Some of the children are frightened by rain now. Westernport counselor Tessa Fitzgerald invites them to talk about their ...
The BriefFloodwaters left Westernport coated in thick mud, closing roads and stranding vehicles.Emergency crews evacuated ...
Flash flooding hit parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland, including in Westernport, where floodwaters breached the second floor of an elementary school. Officials said about 150 students and 50 ...
Rescue boats were deployed to evacuate the students from Westernport Elementary School in Westernport, about 160 miles west of Baltimore, after the North Branch Potomac River and some tributaries ...
Downpours spark floods in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, leaving one boy dead and forcing dozens to evacuate inundated homes and schools.
With the semester over and final exams finished, one wouldn’t expect much happening on Frostburg State University’s campus. However, since the end of last week, students from Westernport Elementary ...
WESTERNPORT — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials.
"I'm just happy to be alive," Wade added. open image in gallery Westernport Elementary School students and adults took rescue boats to a church on higher ground. Rescue crews had to save 200 ...
Westernport Elementary is a public school located in Westernport, MD, which is in a fringe town setting. The student population of Westernport Elementary is 261 and the school serves PK-5.
WESTERNPORT, Md. — Westernport, Maryland's volunteer fire department flooded Tuesday as teams rescued 200 people inside a nearby elementary school by boat. Tuesday's rain brought severe flooding ...