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Recovery efforts begin in places hit by floods

LYCOMING AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES (WBRE/WYOU) — People in Lycoming and Sullivan counties are cleaning up tonight, after severe storms slammed the area Sunday and Monday.

Communities in both Lycoming and Sullivan counties are still cleaning up after Sunday night's rainstorms that brought seven inches of rain to the area.

The flooding washed out several roads in Glen Mawr, Lycoming County, forcing drivers to take detours through rural back roads.

The scene was the same in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, with waterlogged roads and mud.

Construction continues on sink hole that opened up Monday

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows more about the second sinkhole that opened up on Monday in Wilkes-Barre, causing evacuations and a street closure.

Monday morning brought rain and another big sinkhole to Horton Street in Wilkes-Barre. Crews were called to the scene for a possible gas leak, and nearby residents were evacuated for their safety.

In the evening, the people forced to leave were allowed to return.

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