Residents and those who occupy the sportsman’s club houses along Little Pine Creek Road were still clearing away flood debris Monday.

In the deluge, Little Pine Creek quickly became gorged with rainfall.

The small bridge on the road to Carsontown, which lies about 2 miles south of the village, was washed out.

Bob Mutchler, of Cogan Station, was inside the Alamo Camp, 11405 Little Pine Creek Road, pointing to the high-water mark inside the house.

The damage to Little Pine Creek Road from Tropical Storm Debby, near English Center. The bridge that connects the road to Carsontown was also washed out during the storm. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

The mark was 28 inches above the floorboards.

Mutchler and his friend, Tom Seewald, of Williamsport, walked over to the creek bank.

They pointed out a rock barrier a bit east of Hilltop Drive that no longer continued down the creek. High water erosion continued to cut into the stream bank and left a sandbar in the middle of the creek, diverting the water into two channels.

Across the creek, several sycamore trees were down.

“If the dike (rock formations) would have been there, there would not have been any water,” Mutchler said.

Tom Seewald hauls out flooring that was torn up at Camp Alamo in English Center. The first floor of the sportmens' camp was damaged from Tropical Storm Debby. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

“It goes across the road and sneaks around the back,” Seewald said.

They urged more attention paid by state environmental officials concerning the continued bank erosion.

Seewald was among those cleaning up the house. He hauled pieces of linoleum damaged by the water to an open trailer. Inside, there were two men using hammers with claws to pull the linoleum up. Seewald tossed away the floor material into the back of a trailer.

The village is undergoing change meant to attract more adventurers, such as kayakers, canoeists and anglers. Several hunting camps also are nearby on Route 287. The village is the site of the English Center suspension bridge replacement project and the English Center Community Center rebuild.

The community center won’t be impacted by floodwaters, Mutchler said, adding he was made aware that it will be built high enough to prevent any structural damage from future flooding events.

Bob Mutchler point to the waterline from floodwaters from Tropical Storm Debby at Camp Alamo in Emglish Center. The camp was one of many camps and residents flooded from Little Pine Creek in the area. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

A top county official offered hope.

In Trout Run, along Route 14, county officials have been in touch with the Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Action Team and other agencies at the state level, said Commissioner Scott Metzger.

“The devastation is just horrific,” he said.

“We’re working with state officials,” he said. “We had Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency here Saturday morning. We are working with our state legislators to get them any kind of relief we hopefully can provide.”

Metzger said the people in the rural communities that were struck hard by flash floods are “tremendous people, wonderful communities.”

Many were assured at a town hall meeting at Trout Run Volunteer Fire Co. that “we’ll get through this together,” Metzger said.

“It takes a village and that village is Lycoming County,” he said. “We’ll assist them in any way we can to get them back on their feet.”

The goal, he noted, is to get people back to a “normal lifestyle.”

But that will take time. “We know that and they know that,” he said.

Electricity restoration, being able to take a shower, are being addressed.

Camp Susque has offered anyone unable to take a shower to come to the camp just north of Trout Run on Route 14.

One of the local gas companies was able to produce a 4,200 gallon water truck to bring fresh water in.

“Those are the kind of things that make a difference,” Metzger said. “It gives people hope. We’ll continue to help them in whatever way we can.”

The commissioners, as a board, have reached out to the governor’s task force. That happened Friday, but as of Monday “we haven’t heard back from them since,” Metzger said.

However, state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, has been on the phone in regular contact with the governor’s team, Metzger said.

“We’ll continue to do what we have to do on our end to get them the help they need.”