We don't have all the details about all the rain amounts but there's no question that the damage done is worse than in 2016." I want to make it very clear to everybody - this is worse. "Clearly this is worse than it was in July of 2016. It's hard for me to even understand how this could happen two years later," Kittleman told reporters. Besides, Hermond, officials said no other injuries or fatalities have been reported. Initial damage estimates appear to be higher than the 2016 flood, Kittleman said as he thanked the emergency workers and first responders who worked throughout the night. Sunday's destruction came less than two years after flood waters ripped through the same part of town leaving two people dead and causing millions in damage. She identified Hermond as a former member of the Air Force and current member of the National Guard. Hermond was then swept away by the flood while searching for the feline, officials stated on Monday.Ī woman, who said she is a friend of Hermond, posted a photo on Facebook saying he was last seen in the Patapsco River near the Tiber River IVO Parking Lot D. MORE: How you can help the Ellicott City flooding victimsĪccording to officials, Hermond had been helping to barricade a door from the floodwaters when a woman asked for help finding her cat. Kittleman said Hermond had last been seen in the area near the La Palapa restaurant around 5:20 p.m. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said during a press conference that one person, identified as 39-year-old Eddison Hermond, was reported missing around 12:30 a.m.
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