Maryland, flash flood and Westernport Elementary School
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Amid an emergency no one saw coming, volunteers from nearby counties showed up with swiftboats to bring the children and their teachers to safety.
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.
Rain will continue Wednesday and storms are expected in the afternoon and evening. Flood warnings are in place for parts of Allegany County.
Around 150 school children and 50 teachers fled by boat after Westernport Elementary School was deluged by raging floodwaters on Tuesday. The water rose so quickly that the students were trapped inside the building, including brothers William and Quinton ...
About 150 students and 50 adults had to be evacuated by rescue boats from an elementary school in Westernport, Maryland.