A 9-month-old boy and 2-year-old girl are still missing after flash flooding in swept through a Pennsylvania road, killing at least five people.
A powerful storm caused torrential rainfall on Saturday evening, and within two hours parts of Bucks County was slammed with 4.64 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). While multiple parts of the county were hit with flooding, especially near the Delaware River, a stretch of Pennsylvania Route 532 was inundated. The sudden flash flooding led to numerous road closures and several vehicles being swept away in Upper Makefield Township, which is roughly 35 miles from Philadelphia.
The identities of the victims and missing children are not being released at this time, police said.
“With these 5 deaths, this is a mass casualty incident the likes of which we have not seen before,” Upper Makefield Township Police Department said. “This has been unbelievably devastating to all the families involved, all of our first responders, and to our community as a whole. We are all in grieving over the loss of life we have seen. However, our commitment to finding the two children who are still missing is unwavering as we will do all that we can to bring them home to their loved ones.”
Houghs Creek rose more than five feet on Saturday, causing “violent and fast-moving” water to flood the road, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer said during a Sunday afternoon press conference.
