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2 Sep, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Here's how to stay safe and handling flooding and damage from #Ida. SAFETY GUIDE FOR IDA FLOODI...Don't touch downed wires. P...If you have to walk into fl...Keep kids out of wet areas....
Disinfect anything splashed...Get information from Philad...
For more safety tips and updates on road closures and public transportation, check here:
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If you receive SNAP benefits and lost food purchased with them due to a power outage, flood, or fire, you may be eligible to have those benefits replaced.
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4 Sep
Despite it all, @MIAFestival is still on. This is the largest music event in the city since the start of the pandemic.

More on the lineup, vaccine and mask rules, and how many people will be in Philly this weekend in this thread. ⬇
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Festival organizers expect between 50,000 and 60,000 attendees per day at the two-day festival.
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3 Sep
Philly is still working on the clean up from #Ida on Friday evening, and I-676 could be open in time for Made in America this weekend.

Here’s what has been happening since the storm struck Thursday. ⬇️
Heavy rain caused the Schuylkill River to overflow and cause a lot of flooding in Philly — including on Boathouse Row.
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Here’s how the clean up is happening all over Philly.
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3 Sep
5 deaths, 7 tornadoes, record flooding, hundreds of water rescues -- and it’s not quite over. A flood warning remains in effect from Montgomery County to 30th Street in Philadelphia until 3 p.m. Friday. #IdaAftermath trib.al/zSPJ6Jx
“There’s no words,” said Amy Hylenski, who waded with her two sons through knee-deep floodwaters in their Bridgeport living room to get to a rescue boat outside before dawn Thursday. “It just came too fast. You [could] never be prepared for this.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
“Everything happened so fast,” Thomas recalled, pointing into a hole in the rubble to show where they hid in their Mullica Hill home. "The house literally fell on top of us. Pipes were bursting. We said we have to get out of here before it explodes.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
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2 Sep
LIVE UPDATES: Officials in Montgomery and Chester Counties have advised those downstream of the Pickering Creek Dam to evacuate. The Schuylkill is expected to crest at a record of 17.2 feet in the wake of Ida's remnants sweeping across the Philly area. trib.al/NhpWFOe
Road closures and flooding in the region forced several school districts to cancel classes today. inquirer.com/weather/live/i…
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In snow and freezing weather, hundreds of Philadelphians are waiting in an hours-long line to get vaccinated at the Black Doctor’s COVID-19 Consortium’s 24-hour, walk-up clinic at Temple's Liacouras Center.

The clinic plans to be open until noon Saturday.
See more photos of the clinic here:
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18 Feb
It's finally happened. The #Eagles are trading Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Here's our initial story from @LesBowen. trib.al/oK1LumP
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