The Lisbon Reporter

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Monday, September 12, 2011

'There are some here that have nothing to go back to': New York town nearly wiped out by flooding in the wake of Hurricane Irene

'There are some here that have nothing to go back to': New York town nearly wiped out by flooding in the wake of Hurricane Irene

Town of Prattsville, New York, nearly decimated by Hurricane's wind, rain and floods

Homes and hundreds of roads and bridges washed away in Vermont

High flood waters seemed to come as a surprise to the state where evacuations had not been made

Rivers and streams burst banks in upstate New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts

Last night flood waters were rising in New Jersey closing major highways including the New Jersey Turnpike

At least 46 people have died in the storm, most of them when trees crashed through roofs or onto cars

President Barack Obama warns, 'This is not over', as he says flooding could get worse

By Rachel Quigley and Thomas Durante

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2031635/Hurricane-Irene-New-York-town-Prattsville-nearly-wiped-flooding.html#ixzz1Xkc9xKYC