Gov. Wolf Set To Tour Storm Damage In Bridgeport On Wednesday
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. (CBS) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will tour hard-hit Bridgeport, Montgomery County on Wednesday. Many people there had to be rescued as floodwaters quickly swallowed up hundreds of homes.
Businesses in Bridgeport are offering help to people impacted by last week's storm https://t.co/RfUXfY7GQJ @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/6fWoTUeJdW
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) September 8, 2021
Meantime, Montgomery County officials will open a new resource center on Wednesday for residents affected by hurricane Ida.
Montgomery County Commissioner @CommValArkoosh is hoping to have a federal disaster declared within the next 24 hours after last week's storm left a lot of damage behind @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/jIvA1Ow70a
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) September 8, 2021
The multi-agency resource center is located at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit on Lafayette Street in Norristown.
It's open Wednesday from noon until 7 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Residents will have access to various emergency management agencies and disaster relief organizations. For more information, click here.
A line of people impacted by last week's storm in Montgomery County are waiting for a new resource center to open in Norristown https://t.co/RfUXfY7GQJ @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/8jvo4nPUdf
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) September 8, 2021
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