News: Flooding in Findlay

FINDLAY (WKYC) -- One resident of Findlay says it now looks as though the northwest Ohio city was built in the middle of a lake.

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The National Weather Service says flooding from the Blanchard River is the worst in almost 100 years, and the river isn't expected to crest until Wednesday afternoon, at about 7 and a-half feet above flood stage.

Governor Strickland began a tour of the region Wednesday afternoon.Images from the air show much of northern Ohio under water after this week's heavy downpours. Record flooding has closed streets, shut down schools and forced at least 500 people to leave their water-filled homes. Strickland says he's thankful that there have been no reports of fatalities or serious injuries.

Channel 3's Dave Summers is in Findlay and tells us that rescuers have now been working 48 hours straight to get flood victims to safety.Currently, rescuers are waiting on about 30 boats to arrive from all over the state to assist in rescue operations.The last major flood in Findlay was in 1923 when the river crested at 18 and a half feet. Most expect the river to crest higher than that this time around.

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