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Apr 18, 2011

Flooding Causes Damage, Forces Rescues Around D.C., Region

DCist reader Danielle Lucey sends in this image of a kid trying to maneuver his bike along the flooded sidewalks around the Tidal Basin after this weekend’s mighty storms. Says Danielle: “Figured it shows how much it rained over the weekend!” Very true, although a minor cycling detour is hardly the extent of the issues caused by this weekend’s heavy precipitation, as you can see from the next images in the gallery of the currently underwater Washington Harbour in Georgetown.

 
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