![]() Larry Hogan said at a press conference Sunday night. “They say this is a once every 1,000-year flood and we’ve had two of them in two years,” Gov. It was one of the most memorable moments during the severe flooding in Ellicott City a human chain formed to rescue a woman from her car that was about to be swept away. Ellicott City, located about 12 miles west of Baltimore, is prone to flooding with the area’s Patapsco River running through the town.Įllicott City received nearly 8 inches of rain over a six-hour period on Sunday, most of which fell during an intense three-hour window, creating a “true flash flood,” meteorologist Mike Muccilli told the Associated Press. A group of passersby have formed a human chain to rescue a woman whose car was swamped by floodwaters in Maryland. by Nick DiMarco, Sinclair Broadcast Group. Officials said the damage in Ellicott City appeared to be worse than damage in July 2016, when another flash flood devastated the Ellicott City community. Video: Heroes form human chain to save woman from deadly flash flood. The flood that devastated downtown Ellicott City, Maryland, killing two people and destroying or da. How bad is the flooding in Ellicott City? WARNING: Video contains profanity ELLICOTT CITY, Md. Officials at Monday’s press conference said that although there were about 300 rescues conducted in hazardous areas impacted by the flooding, other people have sustained only minor injuries thus far. After all, July 30, 2016, was a typical summer Saturday in Ellicott Citys historic Main Street district: Restaurants were busy and sidewalks were bustling. “Eddison is a great swimmer so I’m hopeful that he will be OK,” Lopez told ABC News. He said Hermond lost his balance outside and was swept away by the current. ![]() “The main street became a river in less than 20 minutes.” “It happened so fast,” Lopez said of the flooding. ![]() Hermond’s friend Joseph Lopez told ABC News that he had been with Hermond at the restaurant. “Unfortunately, during that effort, they saw him go under the water and not surface,” he said.
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