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FLOOD WARNING: Flooding persists, leaving many with cleanup

Flooding continues to be an issue Saturday across the area, with flood warnings continuing along the Ohio, Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers.

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Some highly traveled roads -- including the 10th Street Bypass and the “bathtub” area of westbound I-376 in Pittsburgh -- are closed until water recedes.

PennDOT said all traffic approaching this section of I-376, located between Grant Street and the Fort Pitt Bridge, will be detoured using the following route:

  • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp
  • Turn left onto Fort Pitt Boulevard
  • Bear left onto the westbound I-376 ramp toward Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

In Elizabeth alone, about a dozen homes had flooded basements Saturday morning, which were being pumped out. Water from the Monongahela River flowed onto the properties in the area of McKeesport Road.

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At Paulette Boyer’s home, putting items on a table wasn’t enough to protect her belongings from the water that rose about 4 feet in her basement. Her grandson lives next door in the duplex and also had a flooded basement.

“Furnace is gone, hot water tank's gone, washer and dryer is gone, all my Christmas decorations are gone … pretty much all my things that I stored down there,” Boyer said.

Fire crews working to pump water from the homes in Elizabeth said they believe the worst is over -- but the cleanup is just beginning.

“It’s pretty serious. I mean, any time you get water in someone’s basement, it’s serious. Most of the people in this town have lived here for a long time and they know what to do, know what to expect,” Elizabeth Borough Fire Chief Chad Rager said.

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