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Pennsylvania Flash Floods Kill 5 People, and 2 Kids Are Still Missing

Body of Girl, 2, Found 6 Days
After Pennsylvania Flooding

UPDATED

Jul 22, 2023 9:29 AM CDT

Body of Girl, 2, Found 6 Days After Pennsylvania Flooding

Mattie Sheils' 9-month-old brother is still missing

(Newser) - Police have confirmed that a body found in the Delaware River near a Philadelphia wastewater plant Friday is that of 2-year-old Matilda "Mattie" Sheils, who was swept away in a flash flood a week ago. Her mother, Katie Seley, was one of five people who died in the flood...

4 Dead, Family Missing in Pennsylvania Flash Flood

Flash Flood Proves Deadly
for Pennsylvania Drivers

Jul 16, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Flash Flood Proves Deadly for Pennsylvania Drivers

4 are dead and 4 missing in Bucks County

(Newser) - The weekend's brutal weather across the US turned deadly Saturday in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, reports USA Today . Four people are dead and four more are missing after they were caught in fast-rising floodwaters, per ABC6 . "It's very possible it could be more," says county coroner...

More Dangerous
Weather Is Coming

Jul 11, 2023 7:54 AM CDT

More Dangerous Weather Is Coming

Flash floods could continue in northeast, while South, West brace for extreme heat

(Newser) - A storm that brought deadly flooding to parts of New York state on Sunday devastated Vermont on Monday, washing out roads and forcing people from their homes. More than 50 people were rescued from flood waters after some locations saw more than six inches of rain, or more than the...

Fatal Flooding Sweeps Across New York State

'The Amount
of Water Is
Extraordinary'

Jul 10, 2023 7:45 AM CDT

'The Amount of Water Is Extraordinary'

Heavy rainfall leads to flash floods across New York state, killing woman and stranding drivers

(Newser) - Bridges collapsed, streets filled with water, and dozens of drivers were stranded Sunday evening due to flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall across a portion of New York state. The New York Times reports that the Hudson Valley, which includes the West Point Military Academy in Orange County, was hardest...

Bad Weather Is Coming for the Deep South

Deep South,
Get Ready to
Get Walloped

Jun 14, 2023 11:08 AM CDT

Deep South, Get Ready to Get Walloped

Severe thunderstorms, winds, tornadoes, hail blowing through on Wednesday

(Newser) - Americans in the Deep South might want to find a nice Yankee cousin to visit for a couple of days, because the weather is looking to be, shall we say, unpleasant? As Weather.com reports, a strong jet stream is ripping through the region starting Wednesday, bringing with it severe...

Scores Killed, 100 Missing in Congo Flash Floods

Flooding Kills Scores in Congo

May 6, 2023 12:15 PM CDT

Flooding Kills Scores in Congo

About 100 are reported to be missing

(Newser) - The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen to 176, with some 100 people still missing, according to a provisional assessment given by the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province. Rivers broke their banks in villages in the territory of Kalehe...

Hiker Missing After Flash Flood in Zion National Park

Body of Hiker Who Went
Missing on Iconic Trail Is Found

UPDATED

Aug 24, 2022 8:56 AM CDT

Body of Hiker Who Went Missing on Iconic Trail Is Found

Jetal Agnihotri was hiking the famous 'Narrows' in Utah's Zion National Park

(Newser) - Update: The body of a 29-year-old woman who didn't return from a hike in Utah's Zion National Park has been found. Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Arizona, was hiking in the Narrows on Friday when flash floods swept through the area. CNN reports her body was recovered Monday in...

In Death Valley,
'Entire Trees and
Boulders Were
Washing Down'

Aug 6, 2022 5:30 AM CDT

In Death Valley, 'Entire Trees and Boulders Were Washing Down'

Flash floods spurred by record rainfall strand 1K in Calif. national park

(Newser) - Record rainfall Friday trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads, and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but roughly 60 vehicles were buried in mud and debris, and about 500 visitors and 500 park workers...

Kids Were Slowly
Washed Away as
Family Clung to Tree

Jul 30, 2022 5:20 AM CDT

Kids Were Slowly Washed Away as Family Clung to Tree

Amber Smith and Riley Noble's 4 children died in Kentucky's flash floods

(Newser) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday warned it could take weeks for the state to arrive at a final death toll in the flash floods that killed at least 25 people, reports the AP . And while some victims may have yet to be found, four of the confirmed dead have...

Everyone Is Safe
After Virginia Flash Floods

UPDATED

Jul 14, 2022 3:50 PM CDT

Everyone Is Safe After Virginia Flash Floods

More than 40 were initially unaccounted for in southwestern part of state

(Newser) - Update: Everybody is safe in southwestern Virginia after major flooding. Authorities initially counted more than 40 people as unaccounted for in Buchanan County, but they have since tracked everyone down, reports the Washington Post . "We are also happy to report that we are at zero fatalities," says county...

Couple Whose Kids Died
in Flood Hear Their Fate

UPDATED

Jan 28, 2022 1:37 PM CST

Couple Whose Kids Died in Flood Hear Their Fate

Daniel Rawlings, who drove around barricade near swollen Arizona creek, and wife get probation

(Newser) - Update: The parents of two children killed after the father drove their military-style vehicle around a barricade and straight into a flooded creek in Arizona won't be serving jail time. People reports that Judge Timothy Wright sentenced Daniel Rawlings to 60 months of supervised probation and 1,000 hours...

'Bomb Cyclone,' Meet
'Atmospheric River'

UPDATED

Oct 23, 2021 6:30 AM CDT

'Bomb Cyclone,' Meet 'Atmospheric River'

2 big weather events set to converge Saturday into Sunday on West Coast, and it likely won't be pretty

(Newser) - Update: As if California didn't have enough to not look forward to this weekend, warnings of a potentially rare "atmospheric river" are now being joined by ones for a hurricane-strength "bomb cyclone," which takes place when a low-pressure system's central pressure plummets 24 millibars or...

Floods Killed at Least 11
in 'Death Trap' Apartments

the rundown

Sep 3, 2021 2:42 AM CDT

Floods Killed at Least 11 in 'Death Trap' Apartments

And more from the tragic mid-Atlantic and northeast flooding

(Newser) - One of the dozens of people who died in flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida was killed on his way home from watching his daughter compete in a college volleyball match. Donald Allen Bauer, 65, had left DeSales University, which was hosting Moravian University, the school his daughter...

Before She Was Swept Away,
She Went Live on Facebook

Aug 24, 2021 9:55 AM CDT

Before She Was Swept Away, She Went Live on Facebook

Linda Almond's body was recovered Sunday after home caved in

(Newser) - One of at least 22 victims killed in Tennessee flooding described her terror in a Facebook Live video moments before she was swept away. "We're being flooded right now," Linda Almond announced in a 70-second video filmed from her son's home in Waverly just before 10:...

Tennessee Towns Left Gutted
by Catastrophic Flash Flood

Aug 22, 2021 7:15 AM CDT

Tennessee Towns Left Gutted by Catastrophic Flash Flood

At least 10 dead and dozens missing

(Newser) - Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least ten people dead and dozens missing Saturday as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads, authorities said. Business owner Kansas Klein watched in horror from a bridge Saturday morning as cars and entire houses were swept down a road in...

Flooded Subways?
NYC Commuters
Trudge On

VIDEOS

Jul 9, 2021 8:48 AM CDT

Flooded Subways? NYC Commuters Trudge On

Videos show people wading in waist-deep water to get to trains after heavy rains bring flash floods

(Newser) - New Yorkers are known to be a tough bunch who roll with whatever comes their way, and videos that have emerged as thunderstorms pummeled the city this week did nothing to dispel that impression. Per the New York Times , the city was slammed by heavy rains on Thursday, leading to...

Firefighter Who Saw a Light
Amid Flood: 'It Was God'

Mar 2, 2021 7:25 AM CST

Firefighter Who Saw a Light Amid Flood: 'It Was God'

Family of 5 rescued in Kentucky, with help from a tractor

(Newser) - Plenty of people had to be rescued from flood waters in southeastern Kentucky over the weekend, including a woman who suffered a seizure, who was moved to safety in the bucket of a tractor. Eddie Stacy of the Hazel Green Volunteer Fire Department was moving his firetruck out of the...

4 Children Dead as Buggy
Overturns in Flood Waters

Apr 30, 2020 11:42 AM CDT

4 Children Dead as Buggy Overturns in Flood Waters

Another Amish child missing after Wednesday accident in Kentucky

(Newser) - Four Amish children have been found dead and another remains missing after a horse and buggy overturned in flood waters in Kentucky on Wednesday. The carriage overturned shortly before 5pm as the children and their mother were attempting to cross a low-water bridge over a flooded stream in Bath County,...

The Car Ignored the Warning.
Now, 3 Children Missing

Nov 30, 2019 8:00 AM CST

The Car Ignored the Warning. Now, 3 Children Missing

Family of 9 caught up in flash flood while trying to cross Arizona's Tonto Creek

(Newser) - A Facebook post by the Gila County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning noted that three crossings over Arizona's Tonto Creek in Tonto Basin had been shut down, warning everyone not to attempt to use them. But that afternoon, what ABC15 describes as a "military-type vehicle" carrying nine...

6 Dead After Flash Flood
Sweeps Away Tour Group

Sep 2, 2019 3:26 AM CDT

6 Dead After Flash Flood Sweeps Away Tour Group

1 missing in Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya

(Newser) - A flash flood swept away a tour group in Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya on Sunday, killing at least six people, authorities say. The Kenyan Wildlife Service says one person from the group is still missing, reports Reuters . Authorities say the flood swept away six Kenyan tourists—including...