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9/11 Garden Of Reflection To Host Bucks Co. Flood Victims Service
The Lower Makefield Township community will gather Sunday in a show of solidarity for those impacted by the flash flood in Upper Makefield.
LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —A second service is set for the community to show "solidarity" for the five victims who died in the flash flooding in nearby Upper Makefield Township Saturday.
The "Night of Shared Community" service will take place at the 9/11 Memorial Garden of Reflection at 1950 Woodside Rd. from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23.
Ellen Saracini, board chairwoman of the 9/11 Memorial Garden of Reflection, will be joined by elected officials, clergy, first responders, and members of the Council Rock High School South choir.
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The service is rain or shine.
No seating will be available. Attendees are asked to bring blankets and/or seating.
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"This is a time for us to come together in unity to reaffirm our resilient faith in community and to fulfill the Garden’s mission of...After Darkness, Light," organizers said.
A prayer vigil will take place in Upper Makefield Township Thursday night.
The Upper Makefield Police Department said Sunday that the area was hit with a torrential rainstorm, which caused flash flooding along several areas throughout the township.
The worst of the flooding occurred along Rt. 532 in the area of Stonebridge Crossing Road between Aqueduct Road and Wrightstown Road.
Police said the flash flooding caught numerous motorists by surprise and many were trapped with the flood victims getting swept away in Houghs Creek.
Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck released the names of the five flood victims Monday, including three from Newtown Township.
Lower Makefield Township also suffered flood damage, which led to road closures and sinkholes opening up in one neighborhood.
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