The Associated Press

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) " The Latest on flash flooding in Maryland (all times local):

10:15 a.m.

As floodwaters receded and revealed the damage in Ellicott City, Maryland, residents and business owners in the flood-prone historic district could see the scope of the challenge ahead of them.

They face another mammoth cleanup and another daunting comeback.

Local resident Nathan Sowers owns the River House Pizza Co., an outdoor eatery in the old mill town's business district. After all the hard work rebuilding from a destructive July 2016 flood, Sowers says he's feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of tackling yet another revival.

Asked whether he's committed to building back anew he said: "We'll see. It takes a lot of money and a lot of time."

But Sowers also says he saw other hard-hit locals laughing and joking about their troubles Monday morning " a good sign the Maryland town will launch yet another comeback from raging floodwaters.

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9 a.m.

One person is missing in flash flooding that struck historic Ellicott City.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman says a man was reported missing to police about 12:30 a.m. Monday. He hasn't been seen since about 5:20 p.m. Sunday, when brown water was raging down Main Street.

Kittleman said the missing man is in his 40s and is not a resident of the historic district. He did not identify him further.

He said emergency workers are "making every effort to locate that individual."

Kittleman said the other priority is to assess the condition of buildings, which contain shops, restaurants and homes. The area remains blocked off, even to residents and business owners.

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11:03 p.m.

Officials in Ellicott City, Maryland, say they are heartbroken to see the community so severely damaged by flooding again less than two years after a devastating flood killed two people and caused millions in damages.

Flash floods sent cars floating down Main Street Sunday, while first responders rescued dozens of people trapped in buildings swamped by water.

As the flood waters receded late Sunday, officials were just beginning the grim task of assessing the destruction. No fatalities or missing people were reported. But rescue crews were still going through the muddied, damaged downtown conducting safety checks.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said the damage appeared to him to be worse than the flooding of July 2016.