Bek anic h said eme rg enc y management workers were field- ing resource requests, and most people in areas not protected by the levee system were returning to their homes, with the excep. Sunday, the river at Wilk es-Barr e had dropp ed to about 20.4 feet, which is below the natural flood stage.
Fo r th e fi rs t tim e in day s, Cou nty Eme rg enc y Man age - ment Coordinato r Stephe n Be- kanich said Sunday, there hadn’t been much going on in the coun- ty, butwork erswer e sti ll ver y bu- sy wit h an“incid entactio n pla n.” The river continu ed to drop. Pe nns ylv ania Nati onal Guardtroopsassistedwith traff ic contr ol and contr actors using he av y eq uip me nt and du mp trucks worked in the hardest hit neighborhoods. Along Wyomi ng Ave nue and the streets flooded in West Pitt- sto n, res ide nts pil ed wat er- soa ked and mud dy carp etin g, furnitu reand applia ncesnear the cur b. Cleanup got under way in ear- nes t fro m W estPitts tonto Shic k- shi nnyin allthe are asaffect edby the flooding. And that even meant deliver- ing mail on Sunday in areas that hadn’t been accessible over the past few days. WILKE S-BARRE– Witha ma- jority of reside nts returne d to the ir hom es in theWyo min g V al- ley, cle anin g up and get tin g things back to a somewhat nor- mal routine is the name of the game.