UP TO 200,000 ORDERED EVACUATED FROM WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA (FLOODING)

Reuters ^ | June 28, 2006

[Shady]

At Vestal we are looking at between 33 & 35 feet - '36 was 30.5 this is a new record. All of the people in the affected neighborhood except for a couple of *****'s got out without a fight.

[mewzilla]

I love the drive down along the Delaware Water Gap. Beautiful county. Looks like the NPS has closed the park due to the flooding.

[PISANO]

OK!!

NOW ALL TOGETHER PLEASE....one-two-three..........

IT IS ALL BUSH's FAULT!!!

[La Enchiladita]

Ongoing PA, NY, MD Flooding Thread Started Yesterday

[trebb]

As I reacll, we had this kind of flooding up in the North East back in the last end of the 60s or the first end of the 70s. I don't think Algore was as interested in screaming about the global warming thing.

[muggs]

You know, this doesn't seem all that humorous to me. Lots of folks are in danger from this flooding. If you find it amusing, how about laughing somewhere else?

I don't find anything about this funny either.

[Strategerist]

If you read the article, it's Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas of Luzerne County, which do in fact have 200,000 people.

On another board there's an unsourced RUMOR (and I stress RUMOR that the reason for the evacs despite the crest being below the top of the levees is there's a bubble in one of the levees.

I suspect that since Katrina there's just much less confidence in levees.

[Shady]

I 88 in Delaware County - 22 foot hole in the road - My son drove that YESTERDAY!

[eyespysomething]

Its already cresting? I thought it was still raining?

[mewzilla]

For the Susquehanna, this is the worst I've seen since Agnes. I live to the west, and the worst we've had is some small stream and creek flooding. And, of course, the infamous Lowman Crossover is closed. Again.

[Sub-Driver]

go here:

http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=bgm&gage=wbrp1&view=1,1,1,1,1,1

and here:

http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=bgm&view=1,1,1,1,1,1

[Think free or die]

"As I reacll, we had this kind of flooding up in the North East back in the last end of the 60s or the first end of the 70s."

You're probably thinking of Hurricane Agnes in 1972. This flooding event is being compared with Agnes.

[dubie]

I live on a hill and my septic is backed up because of all this rain here in PA. If it is brown flush it down does not apply... can't do anything... our drain field is saturated bad... Zionsville PA

[Graymatter]

Other thread. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656680/posts

Extreme Flooding Situation Developing on the Susquehanna River, PA

[Think free or die]

Fox just reported that the Schuylkill River is over its banks in Philadelphia - already.

[MineralMan]

"I don't find anything about this funny either."

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I guess the people who are making jokes are the same ones who make jokes whenever people are in trouble. It's a shame, and I hope they're never faced with an emergency like this one.

[fatima]

I know,it is so beautiful.I hate to watch the news tonight.I have to take a nap now.Was up till 4 AM checking the basement and only had 4 hours sleep.Stay safe,fatima

[rface]

Wilkes-Barre, PA

According to unofficial vote totals for 2004,
Bush received 64,751 votes
John Kerry received 68,665 votes.

[cinives]

LOL

[Calpernia]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2129431
At Least 10 Dead in Northeast Flooding

Storms swept into the Northeast on Wednesday, forcing thousands of people from their homes, including more than 2,200 who fled from a rising Maryland lake. A section of interstate highway was washed out in New York state and at least 10 deaths were blamed on the stormy weather. Three people were missing.

New York state emergency officials said two truckers were killed when they drove into a chasm cut across Interstate 88. A flooded creek under the road washed out all four lanes of the highway, about 35 miles northeast of Binghamton.

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