Luzerne County polling place moved due to building closure <\/a><\/p>\n\u201cRight when it starts raining, the whole streets flood\u2026 and they do, when they flood, they come right up to your ankles, but thanks to the success of this last project for sure, you don\u2019t even worry about it,\u201d Kristopher Klapatch of Scranton said.<\/p>\n
In Pennsylvania, the DEP and PEMA make it mandatory to test flood gates and sirens periodically throughout the year.<\/p>\n
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