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No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour

Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with their claims against the city because of a statute that waives governmental immunity for damages caused by motor-driven equipment, the …

Pittsburgh Mayor Says City Will Take Over Inspections of Flood Gate, Sensors

The city of Pittsburgh will take over inspections and maintenance of a gate and sensor system that failed to keep people off an oft-flooded road during flash flooding, five years after four people were killed in flash floods there, Mayor …