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Toddler and Her Baby Brother Still Missing After Pennsylvania Road Flood

HEARTBREAKING

A shocking 7 inches of rain poured into Bucks County in just 45 minutes.

Flooding on this Bucks County, Pennsylvania road left 4 dead and at least 3 missing.
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Five people are dead after a sudden surge of rainwater flooded a Pennsylvania road Saturday night. Two people are still missing: a 9-month-old baby boy and his 2-year-old big sister. “Our commitment to finding the two children will still be unwavering as we do all we can to bring them home to their loved ones,” said Tim Brewer, fire chief of Upper Makefield Township, in a news conference Sunday. Bucks County officials detailed the tragic storm during an earlier news conference, in which they described rescue workers being stunned by the speed and ferocity of the rising water as cars were swept away. “When the water came up, it came up very quickly,” he said. “We do not think that anybody drove into it—that they were actively on that road when it happened.” Brewer said up to seven inches of rain hit Bucks County in less than an hour Saturday—the National Weather Service couldn’t confirm that number, however.

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