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 The Peacock, Boy missing, elementary schools in Maryland evacuated amid flooding

A 12-year-old was reported to have been swept away in Virginia, and rescuers in Maryland used boats to help evacuate elementary school students as heavy rain caused rivers to flood in several states Tuesday.

In Albemarle County, Virginia, the fire department said it searched for a 12-year-old boy who was reported to have been seen swept away by floodwaters. The search was paused overnight over safety concerns but was due to resume Wednesday.

A person called 911 at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and reported that the boy was swept away by rushing water that spilled from a creek onto a roadway, Albemarle County Fire Rescue said.

In Allegany County, Maryland, Georges Creek Elementary School and Westernport Elementary were evacuated, and students at a middle school were told to shelter in place, the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services said. No injuries were reported.

The flash floods in Maryland and Virginia occurred as more than 17 million people were under flood watches or warnings from southern Pennsylvania and West Virginia to North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

We got over an inch of rain on Tuesday into Wednesday, but nothing threatening.