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Photos: Massive flooding rips through historic Ellicott City

Flood waters fill the streets of Ellicott City, Md. on Sunday, May 26, 2018 after more than 7 inches of rain fell over the course...Read more

WASHINGTON — Massive flooding ripped through Ellicott City, Maryland, Sunday evening following heavy rains and storms.

The flooding caused Gov. Larry Hogan to call for a state of emergency.

The historic city saw similar flooding two years ago in July 2016. Two people died and several businesses saw heavy damage.

See photos and video of the flooding in the gallery below.

A waterlogged car sits in a parking space with debris all around it in Ellicott City, Maryland, Monday, May 28, 2018. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
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Tow trucks continue their work to remove the cars left behind as flood survivors ran to higher ground. (EWTOP/Mike Murillo)
Utility crews are also hard at work stabilizing light posts and fixing wires. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
A car that was swept into the riverbank rests just off Main Street in flood-ravaged Ellicott City, Md., Monday, May 28, 2018. Sunday's destructive flooding left the former mill town heartbroken as it had bounded back from another destructive storm less than two years ago. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Residents gather by a bridge to look at cars left crumpled in one of the tributaries of the Patapsco River that burst its banks as it channeled through historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Md., on May 28, 2018.  (AP Photo/David McFadden. file)
Water moves past a car swept into the riverbank and smashed by a fallen tree is shown just off Main Street in flood-ravaged Ellicott City, Md., Monday, May 28, 2018. Sunday's destructive flooding left the former mill town heartbroken as it had bounded back from another destructive storm less than two years ago. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Family photos rest among debris after flash flooding in Ellicott City, Md., Monday, May 28, 2018. Sunday's destructive flooding left the former mill town heartbroken as it had bounded back from another destructive storm less than two years ago. (AP Photo/David McFadden)

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