Active Rain • August 29, 2011

Speechless Sundays: Aftermath of Hurricane Irene in Westchester County NY

by J. Philip Faranda

Batteries were cleaned out in the hoarding panic before the storm

Thornwood, NY by the Saw Mill Parkway flooded

CVS was flooded and still had puddles

A tree fell on this house in Ossining

Kill Brook nearly swept this garage away when it crested

The Hudson River waterfront had oceanic waves. These people apparently don't realize that raw sewage goes into the river when the rain overwhelms the drainage and treatment system.

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Speechless Sundays: Aftermath of Hurricane Irene in Westchester County NY

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