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'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Long Island 'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Long Island
'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Long Island At least six homes were heavily damaged and roads were washed out following a powerful storm system that brought drenching rain and widespread flooding to parts of New York and Connecticut. On Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issued a state of emergency on Monday, Aug. 19, after surveying flood damage caused when up to nine inches of rain fell in parts of the county overnight. “Our longtime Mill Pond is gone. Six houses along here were damaged, their cesspools and personal belongings are now floating down this creek into the sound,” Romaine told reporters. Earlier Report:…

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