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<p>BLOOMSBURG &#8212; Town police have issued an immediate evacuation notice as flood waters have caused Fishing Creek to overflow its banks.</p><p>&#8220;Residents of the West end of Bloomsburg need to Evacuate immediately. Fishing Creek is crossing the road on Route 11/West Main Street,&#8221; <a href="https://columbia.crimewatchpa.com/bloomsburgpd/node/71935" target="_blank">a message posted to the department&#8217;s website and Twitter account Monday afternoon stated</a>.</p><p>&#8220;The water is rising quickly. Evacuate now,&#8221; it added.</p><p>Video <a href="https://fox56.com/news/local/bloomsburg-police-warning-west-end-residents-of-possible-evacuation" target="_blank">posted to the Fox56 website</a> from a viewer shows a camper floating along the muddy water under a bridge, as stunned onlookers can only say &#8220;oh, my God.&#8221;</p><p>For more on flooding across the state and region, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/714874/flash-flood-watch-in-effect-as-much-of-eastern-pa-deluged" target="_blank">see our story here</a> and also check out Tuesday&#8217;s Times leader.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A camper is seen floating under a bridge at Backbranch Road/Lightstreet Road in Bloomsburg during Monday&#8217;s flash flooding. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/web1_camper-4.jpg</photo0><caption0>A camper is seen floating under a bridge at Backbranch Road/Lightstreet Road in Bloomsburg during Monday&#8217;s flash flooding. </caption0><photoCredit0>Courtesy of Emily Cunningham via Fox56 </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Roger DuPuis</p><p>rdupuis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Bloomsburg issues flood evacuation order