Massive Road Collapse Strands Residents, Causes Floods In South Jersey

The collapse occurred at about 7:30 a.m. at Mill and Swamp Roads in the Mullica Hill section of Harrison Township. The failure led to flooding from the Raccoon Creek tributary and caused several power outages, officials said. Evacuations of three impacted homes were being coordinated as of 10 a.m., according to the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management. Overhead footage from Action News showed a massive hole in the roadway. Investigation revealed that the drainage of a rain culvert had been clogged, causing its rainwater to flow under a section...