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Re: Evacuated

To: "Robert A. Valentine" <robert@valentinephoto.net>
Subject: Re: Evacuated
From: Lester Ewing <lewing@sport.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:45:00 -0500
Hang in there!

Lester

On Jun 27, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Robert A. Valentine wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> I'm at Rob's in Tuscarora.  I'll be using his email for a few  
> days.  Anyone who needs to contact me please use his address.   
> robert@valentinephoto.net
>
> The floods are here.  Most of the low lying areas of Tamaqua has  
> been evacuated to higher ground.  For those of you who know the  
> area, the Schuylkill River runs right thru the center of town.   
> Broad Street is under 2 feet of water and it is steadily rising.   
> My house is safe (for now) but there are engineers at the flood  
> control damn (a couple of miles upstream), who are warning that the  
> damn may be compromised (as in letting loose).  If that happens,  
> most of Tamaqua will be in Philadelphia (90 miles downstream) by  
> morning.
>
> Again - We are safe at Rob's house in Tuscarora.
>
> More as it is available....  Wish us luck!
>
> Kevin V.




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