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Flooding Persists in Southern Tier of New York

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The Village of Johnson City, in Broome County, N.Y., was among the communities left submerged on Friday by the Susquehanna River. Evacuations were ordered.

By COREY KILGANNON

Published: September 9, 2011

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Stacey Gould, 43, and her son, Aidan Ehmke, 7, stared at their charming two-story home on the banks of the roiling Susquehanna River on Friday as rushing, muddy waters engulfed the house.

“In 2005, we had the 100-year flood, and in 2006, we had the 500-year flood,” she said. “What-year flood is this?” 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/nyregion/ny-region-in-triage-mode-as-flooding-persists.html?hp




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