Catonsville, Oella suffer worst of storm damage in Baltimore County
Raging waters chewed up pavement, toppled trees and flooded homes.
"You see it on TV but until you come up and walk it, there are no words," Mohler said.
Mohler said he was inspired by people acting as good neighbors and helping one another.
"Every situation, every crisis like this, you end up really being inspired. It's just inspiration," Mohler said. "You realize people are good."
Mohler said he'd been in touch with
"This will be a cooperative effort," Mohler said. "We will do everything we can to get
Councilman
The couple, who live in
"I just feel so lucky," Salazar said. "It's hard to not do more."
At the height of the storm and flooding Sunday, emergency crews performed a dozen water rescues.
One man was rescued in the Seven Courts area of
"He truly saved their lives," county fire Chief
In another incident Sunday, crews rescued three people who were trapped on rocks in the
"All they're doing is going to hamper our rescue efforts and potentially put our rescuers at risk," Preis said. "They're putting themselves at risk."
Five sewage pumping stations in the county overflowed during the storms. All were functioning by Monday. County officials said they could not say how much sewage overflowed.
Hundreds of residents called for help pumping water out of their basements.
Mohler urged homeowners with damage to their properties to call their insurance companies immediately to start the claims process.
County officials are working on ways to help residents dispose of trash and items damaged by the storms.
County residents can call 410-887-5210 to report damaged roads, fallen trees or "severely flooded basements," Mohler said.
Several roads in the
Nearby but across the city line,
The Avalon area of
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