Chicago areas declare disaster after flooding

[Elmore Furth]

Source: CNN

Floodwaters covering the Chicago area were receding Sunday, as damages surfaced and communities began the clean-up process.

Ten towns in Cook County have declared their communities as disaster areas, said Dave Ramos, executive director for Cook County Emergency Management.

Friday night's heavy rains hit Westchester and Melrose Park the hardest, filling some Cook County basements with up to four feet of water, Ramos said. He said he will recommend to the county's president that all of Cook be declared a disaster area Monday.

Of the 50,000 ComEd customers who were without electricity Saturday morning, 3,000 remained without power Sunday, said Laura Micheli, a spokeswoman for the utility.



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[spiritual_gunfighter]

1. I was driving on 290 on Friday night

and the water was standing in some places about 3 feet deep, it was crazy how fast that rain came in.

[knitter4democracy]

2. Same up here in Michigan.

The city's drainage pond flooded my yard. Again. After we were assured the last time that it could never happen again. *sigh*

[defendandprotect]

3. Late K&R ---

Global Warming --