Rain floods creeks, leads to Philly wall collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Heavy rain swelled small streams and creeks throughout eastern Pennsylvania and apparently led to a wall collapse in south Philadelphia that prompted evacuation of some residents.
Lt. Robert Ritchie told Philly.com that rain washed away temporary shoring behind the buildings and caused a mudslide on a construction site there. No injuries have been reported. The American Red Cross of southeastern Pennsylvania says all eight residents displaced had found other places to stay.
Minor flooding was reported along the east branch of the Brandywine Creek below Downingtown in Chester County.
The National Weather Service earlier issued a flood watch for all of southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley as well as parts of the Poconos.