Located in the valley of the Patapsco River, a major waterway flowing to Chesapeake Bay, Ellicott City is known for its flood-prone location as much as its historic downtown. “It’s heartbreaking.”Įllicott City is an unincorporated community about 12 miles west of Baltimore. The city rallied around the slogan “Elliott City Strong.” Many businesses had just finished rebuilding, Kittleman said. Gas lines were shut down and a historic building fell, he told reporters. Kittleman said the flooding was worse than that endured in July 2016. The disaster left two dead and damaged dozens of buildings. The devastation was especially hard to comprehend coming barely two years after the last flood that ravaged the city, he said. The circumstances were not immediately known.
One person was missing following the Ellicott City flooding, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said Monday morning. In some areas, water levels reached above the first floor of buildings, Howard County Fire and EMS Ellicott City Flooded Again /2PZ62QlNR5- zack May 27, 2018 Thirty rescues were carried out into Monday morning, officials said.īrown water rushed through Ellicott City’s historic Main Street, toppling buildings and upending cars, as the nearby Patapsco River swelled to a record-breaking level. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency Sunday in Howard County as a massive storm drenched the Baltimore region, triggering flash floods in Ellicott City and leaving one person missing.
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