The Allegheny Highland Prosperity Foundation was started to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Now, the foundation is shifting focus to the victims of flooding in Allegany County.

Local crews are being dispatched to Allegany County, Maryland Tuesday afternoon to assist with flood response.Officials in Maryland said multiple areas in the county have already been evacuated and that water rescue crews are staged and ready across the county.

First responders went door-to-door throughout Georges Creek communities Wednesday to check on residents and assess damage in the wake of flash flooding caused by heavy rain Tuesday. Allegany County Public Schools said all of the 12 students who spent the night at Mountain Ridge High School after being evacuated from Westernport-area schools had been picked up by parents.

A flood emergency in Westernport, MD, on Tuesday caused evacuation warnings as residents reported severe flooding.

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management is surveying residential areas in Lonaconing, Maryland after flooding left some streets impassable.

The body of a 12-year-old boy has been found after he was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway, while a dozen students stayed overnight at a Maryland high school as heavy rains led to flooding in several states, officials said.