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Lodi hit hard by rain and flash floods

Dick Limoncelli works to clear the obstruction in the creek beside his home in Lodi, NY.
Martin Kaufman
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WXXI News
Dick Limoncelli works to clear the obstruction in the creek beside his home in Lodi, NY.
Dick Limoncelli works to clear the obstruction in the creek beside his home in Lodi, NY.
Credit Martin Kaufman / WXXI News
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WXXI News
Dick Limoncelli works to clear the obstruction in the creek beside his home in Lodi, NY.

Residents of Seneca County are still reeling from the flash floods that downed trees, destroyed roadways, and flooded homes.

“It was flooding over, it was going over the banks, it was going over the road over here which has already gone down.”

Residents in Seneca County are still recovering from rain and flash floods.

Sally Limoncelli lives on Lower Lake Road in Lodi, which runs right along the east coast of Seneca Lake. She and her husband woke up to the sound of rushing water, and before they knew it, there was water in their house.

"I mean, it’s water. It’s going to go where it wants to go. We just probably take care of what we can and that’s it. As long as we’re safe, that’s all that matters really."

By mid-morning the rain had started to let up, and the Limoncellis were starting to clean up their yard. But down the road, emergency crews were still conducting rescue operations to reach trapped residents in a trailer park.

Andrew Cuomo visited Lodi to assess the damage.
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Andrew Cuomo visited Lodi to assess the damage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo accompanied some of the crews, and called on people to heed evacuation orders.

“People’s instinct is to stay in their home. Don’t do it if you know you’re an area that tends to flood or could flood. It is safer to get to high ground.”

Lodi was among the hardest hit areas in Seneca County. More rain is expected later this week.

Here's video of some of the flood damage in Seneca County from WXXI videographer Martin Kaufman:

https://youtu.be/TbJ90bAi8O4

Copyright 2018 WXXI News

Veronica Volk is the Great Lakes Reporter/Producer for WXXI News, exploring environmental and economic issues, water, and wildlife throughout the region for radio, television, and the web.
Veronica Volk
Veronica Volk is a Reporter/Producer for WXXI News. She comes from WFUV Public Radio, where she began her broadcasting career as a reporter covering the Bronx, and the greater New York City area. She later became the Senior Producer of WFUV’s weekly public affairs show, Cityscape. Originally from Ocean County, New Jersey, Veronica got her B.A. in Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, concentrating on Media, Culture, and Society.