Virginia Boy swept the heavy rains and the floods struck several states

Westernport, md. – The authorities found the body of a 12 -year -old boy who was swept away by the water race on a Virginia road during a storm system which also forced a dozen students to spend the night in a high school in Maryland due to heavy rains that led to floods in several states.

A caller of the 911 reported Tuesday evening that the boy was walking outside when he was swept away by the water that passed the roadway from a neighboring stream, said the rescue of the county of Albemarle in a social media position.

The body of what is supposed to be Jordan Sims was found by crews looking for 8:45 am on Wednesday, said the county agency. The body will be taken care of a medical examiner in Richmond for positive identification.

“It is a heartbreaking result, and our hearts are with the Sims family and relatives,” said the firefighter chief of the county of Albemarle, Dan Eggleston, in the press release. “We are incredibly grateful to our local and regional partners who supported this research effort with urgency, professionalism and care.”

In the County of Alney of Maryland, officials said that around 150 students and 50 adults had been evacuated Tuesday afternoon from the Westernport primary school, one of the three schools in the county where people were forced to move. The public schools of the Comté d’Allegany said that 12 students had spent the night at Mountain Ridge High School before being recovered on Wednesday morning. County schools were closed on Wednesday.

Emergency officials said there had been no missing injury or people, but residents were invited to stay at home anyway because several secondary roads had been swept away.

The Potomac river has remained on its banks, with only minor floods and conditions generally improving, officials said. The crews evaluated the damage after the water fell in the Georges Creek region.

Much of the County of Alney received about 3 to 5 inches (8 to 13 centimeters) of rain on Tuesday. Precipitation records were broken in certain places in the region, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service said. Baltimore / Washington International Airport has broken a record for precipitation for the day, as is the city of Martinsburg, in Virginia-Western.

No more rain was on the way on Wednesday, and although it is not so planned, because on Tuesday, people should connect for warnings, watches and opinions, Stuck said.

“Because of the rain yesterday, it won’t take much,” she said. “It will take less precipitation so that it is not flooding it because the ground is so saturated.”

The Maryland Ministry of Emergency Management has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the state response. The roads of the counties of Algany and Garrett were closed due to the floods, according to state officials. Alternary County officials said flood waters had caused washing and gas driving leaks.

“We remain in close contact with local officials and continue to coordinate resources while the rain continues to fall,” Governor Wes Moore said in a press release. “I urge all Marylanders to remain vigilant, to take into account the warnings of local officials and to give priority to security during this period.”

In Virginia-Western, Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Tuesday evening a state of emergency in the County of Mineral, near Maryland, due to heavy rain and sudden floods, allowing the State to send resources.