Health & Fitness
FEMA Will Spend Over $2 Million To Protect Philadelphia's Eastwick Community From Cobbs Creek Flooding
Brenda Whitfield, who's with the community group, Eastwick United, said she's excited to see the barriers installed.
July 16, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it'll spend more than $2 million to install temporary barriers for about 1,400 feet along Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia's Eastwick community.
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The barriers, known as HESCO barriers, are about four feet high and three feet wide and are made up of fabric and metal wire that's filled with sand.
They were recently used during major flooding events in the Midwest.
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