2 dead after historic Maryland town ravaged by floodwaters

He said in a statement that 120 people had to be rescued during the flooding.

Two people are now confirmed dead in flash flooding that swept through a Baltimore suburb over the weekend, a spokesman for Howard County told CNN.

Ellicott City flood warnings were issued in the evening throughout the area but residents weren’t expecting the severity of the flooding.

Weather-related damage postponed a concert scheduled at Jiffy Lube Live, an amphitheater in the Bristow area of Prince William County, Virginia, the facility said on social media.

“The devastation is quite remarkable”.

Courtney Weglein, who captured dramatic video of the flooding, said the water got so high at one point that a man had to be carried to safety.

GOdj Crome posted this photo on Facebook showing the flooding in Ellicott City, Maryland, July 30, 2016.

Kittleman said there had been severe damage to the historic downtown Main Street area.

“Many buildings have significant damage, a lot of cars were damaged – there were cars floating down there, as I heard”, Kittleman told the NBC affiliate WBAL.

The receding floodwaters revealed massive sink holes in Ellicott City, Maryland. Displaced residents from homes under evacuation orders were offered shelter at the county recreation center.

The Main Street area remained closed for vehicles on Sunday as Governor Larry Hogan arrived at the city to review the damages.

But he didn’t have flood insurance on his merchandise, he said, which looked like it was a total loss from the quick peek he was able to take before being moved away from store.

The National Weather Service had declared flash floods and 60 miles per hour wind gusts alerts for Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery.

Dave Dempster, the owner of Still Life Gallery, helps form a human chain with three other people to rescue Jaime Knight from her auto.