In the US state of Pennsylvania, at least four people died in heavy rain, three others are still missing. A nine-month-old baby was among those missing, Tim Brewer of the local fire department said at a news conference on Sunday. The victims were washed away in their car in a street on Saturday afternoon (local time). The accident happened on the border with the US state of New Jersey near the city of Trenton.
According to Brewer, about 17 inches of rain fell in less than an hour. In his 44-year career, he has never seen anything like it. “We’re treating this as a rescue operation, but we’re pretty sure we’re in rescue mode now,” he said, referring to those missing. The area is difficult to access.
The US is currently being hit by extreme weather. While millions of people in the south of the country are groaning under a heat wave, severe flooding has repeatedly occurred in the northeast in recent days. (sda/dpa)
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