Thanks for posting that. While I enjoyed seeing the town I certainly don't wish those misfortunes to befall anyone. My dad's cabin got washed away in the New England flood of '36:
B&M_20_3635 by Edmund, on Flickr
I was in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton areas a few times in the 1970s. Once a lot of railroading there.
Regards, Ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpDP2Lp1OvA
This video of the Easton PA flood in 1950s has excellent color rendition. Good for structure modelers, vehicle references