The flood waters have finally receded in Gilberton but now the cleanup begins.
Almost a week since the flooding began in the small borough of Gilberton, the floodwaters are back to a normal level.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Main Street and Railroad Street were clear of water as residents went back into their homes to begin cleanup.
The hardest hit homes had piles of furniture and other items on their sidewalks that were ruined by water on their first floor and basement.
PPL was out late Tuesday and early Wednesday restoring power to many of the homes.
Now that the waters are down and clean up has started, the worry isn't over as water still continues to leak through the "cribben" from the nearby Mahanoy Creek. Many of the locals call the wall next to the nearby railroad tracks and Mahanoy Creek, the "cribben".
Route 924/Main Street and the Route 924 off ramp also remains closed while cleanup continues.
The investigation continues as to the exact cause of this past weeks flooding.
