US: 5 killed in flash floods in eastern Pennsylvania

Five individuals were kille wein eastern Pennsylvania, according to The Hill, citing officials.

Two little children from the same family, a 2-year-old girl and a 9-month-old boy, remained missing as of Sunday afternoon.

According to the Upper Makefield Township Police Department, the family from Charleston, S.C., came to visit family and friends in the region when they were caught in a flash flood.

While the mother has been confirmed dead, the father, 4-year-old boy, and grandmother all survived.

“This has been unbelievably devastating to all the families involved, all of our first responders, and to our community as a whole,” the police department said, according to The Hill.  “We are all in grieving over the loss of life we have seen.”

“However, our commitment to finding the two children who are still missing is unwavering as we will do all that we can to bring them home to their loved ones,” the police department added.

At a news conference on Sunday morning, Tim Brewer, chief of the Upper Makefield Fire Company, claimed that three of the eleven cars on the road at the time of the flash flood were swept away.

Along with the eight people who were removed from their cars during the rescue effort, he noted that two additional persons were pulled from a nearby creek.