At least 3 dead in Pennsylvania flash flooding

Three people died Saturday when a region of Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit by powerful flash flooding, authorities said.  

The three weather-related deaths, two females and a male, occurred in Upper Makefield Township, the Bucks County Coroner's Office confirmed. Upper Makefield is located about 35 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Their names and ages were not immediately provided. 

Bucks County firefighters, along with other local agencies, had been dispatched to a search and rescue operation at 6:44 p.m. Eastern time.