A Bucks County fire chief Tim Brewer told reporters that the area got about 6 1/2 to seven inches of rain in 45 minutes.
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — A sudden flash flood swamped a southeastern Pennsylvania road, sweeping several cars away and claiming at least three lives. Four other people, including a 9-month-old baby, remained missing, authorities said.
Tim Brewer, Upper Makefield’s fire chief, told reporters that the area got about 6 1/2 to seven inches of rain in 45 minutes. There was “approximately four to five feet of water over the road,” he said. There were about 11 cars on the road at the time, and three were swept away.
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