Air Force and a sergeant in the Maryland Army National Guard. Hermond was a 39-year-old veteran of the U.S. On Tuesday afternoon, searchers found him as they scoured the Patapsco River. Crews had been hunting for 39-year- Hermond, since he was reported missing Sunday. Still, people are heartbroken that 39-year-old Eddison Hermond of Severn, Maryland, died in the storm. We’ll just have to assess it,” he said, speaking near a bridge where several crushed cars were swept into a muddy tributary’s banks.īut Sowers said he saw other hard-hit locals laughing and joking about their troubles first thing Monday morning - a good sign the Maryland town will launch yet another rebirth. It takes a lot of money and a lot of time, a lot of energy. Nathan Sowers, owner of the River House Pizza Co., an outdoor eatery in the old mill town’s business district, said that after all the hard work rebuilding from the 2016 flood, he’s feeling a bit overwhelmed at attempting yet another comeback. Now, people don’t even want to think about how much it might cost, on top of the debts they’re still paying from the last time their homes and businesses were destroyed. Getting flood insurance around old Ellicott City was a pricy proposition before. Sunday’s torrential rains came just as the town seemed to come back stronger than ever from a dreadful July 2016 flash flood that killed two people Maryland officals held a news conference on Monday to provide the latest developments on the fallout from the flash flood. Now the locals face yet another massive cleanup, serious economic losses and a daunting comeback. Others are stretched to the breaking point by the floods, which tore up streets and swept away dozens of cars in the quaint downtown of historic 18th and 19th century buildings, which sit in a ravine about 13 miles (20 kilometers) west of Baltimore. “I feel like it’s our duty to make sure that we rebuild and open back up,” said Cortes, whose restaurant is right by the spot where a 39-year-old man was swept away by Sunday’s raging floodwaters. But he says the town has been through it all before, and he’ll do his part to spur another revival. Simon Cortes, owner of La Palapa Grill & Cantina, said Monday it’s “a horrible time,” and his business took on about a foot (30 centimeters) of water. Their hope: to pull together as a community again after the second terrible flood deluged their downtown in less than two years. Some people in picturesque Ellicott City - established in 1772 as a Patapsco River mill town surrounded by hills - say they’re determined to rebuild after Sunday’s devastation. ![]() After yet another devastating flash flood ripped apart their historic Maryland mill town, hundreds of residents and business owners are again asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go? "We've had the pleasure of cutting more ribbons and having not only businesses invest, but residents and visitors coming back in droves to Ellicott City Main Street because they know that we're making real progress.ELLICOTT CITY, Md. "More and more businesses are investing," Ball said. County Executive Calvin Ball said these projects bring new hope. Ellicott City had destruction costing more than $22 million, and at least two people died when more than six inches of rain was dumped on Ellicott City in less than two hours.Īfter both floods, some business owners and residents had to make the tough decision on whether to stay in Old Ellicott City or leave for good. In 2016, more than 25 buildings were damaged. Eddison Hermond died saving a woman trapped in the floodwaters. In 2018, roughly 60 business reopened after major flooding, while 15 more decided never to come back. The floods that were supposed to happen only once every 1,000 years hit this area twice in the last six years.
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