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Rescuers are plucking people off roofs near Philadelphia as the Schuylkill River hits record flood
levelsRescuers were seen in a video plucking people off a roof in a town just north of Philadelphia on Thursday after the Schuylkill River flooded, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida left a trail of damage across the Northeast.
Footage from NBC10 Philadelphia shows a rescue boat pulling up to a house surrounded by murky water and saving two people from off the roof.
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In Philadelphia, the river overran its banks and flooded streets and neighborhoods.
Flooding levels for the Schuylkill River broke records, according to the National Weather Service, with water reaching a height of 26.85 feet at its peak.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rescuers-plucking-people-off-roofs-142515655.html