The children are members of a Charleston, South Carolina, family that was visiting relatives and friends when they got caught in a flash flood Saturday, Brewer said earlier. “However the grandmother, the mother, and the two children were swept away by the floodwaters,” Brewer said. Colleen Courtney, attending a church conference near the search scene Monday, was among those praying for the families. Thousands of people in Kansas and Missouri were without power Monday from weekend storms that swept those states. AdvertisementIn 2018 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, heavy rains brought up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of water in a short time.

Source: Huffington Post July 18, 2023 05:26 UTC