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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 02:40 PM

By WNYC Newsroom

Bridges and dams were ruined in the Catskills due to Tropical Storm Irene. Bridges and dams were ruined in the Catskills due to Tropical Storm Irene. (Courtesy of Rebecca Clarke)

PHOTOS. Rural communities in the Catskills were among the hardest hit by Tropical Storm Irene, which turned main streets into rushing rivers and once-grand homes into splintered ruins when it barreled down on the region. As the flood waters recede, the lengthy cleanup begins — one Governor Andrew Cuomo said could cost the state $1 billion.

David Parise
Margaretville
David Parise
Margaretville
David Parise
Margaretville
David Parise
Margaretville
David Parise
Margaretville
David Parise
Margaretville
David Whiteman
Margaretville
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Boiceville Market in the Catskills
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Inside Boiceville Market in the Catskills
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Inside Boiceville Market in the Catskills
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Inside Boiceville Market in the Catskills
Road into Phonecia washed away, train track unsupported.
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Road into Phonecia washed away, train track unsupported.

National Guard blocking road, preventing people from walking over or driving over.
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National Guard blocking road, preventing people from walking over or driving over.

 

Community meeting in Phoenica with town supervisor and the Rotary Club to organize people to come and clean up the town.
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Community meeting in Phoenica with town supervisor and the Rotary Club to organize people to come and clean up the town.

 

The back of Catherine Haber's house where water washed away the foundation and pushed mud several feet into her basement. She spent several days cleaning out the mud and is having a new foundation pou
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The back of Catherine Haber's house where water washed away the foundation and pushed mud several feet into her basement. She spent several days cleaning out the mud and is having a new foundation poured on Friday. A retaining wall must be put in place for the concrete to be poured or else her house will eventually collapse.

 

On Route 28 next to Esopus Creek.
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On Route 28 next to Esopus Creek.

 

On Route 28 next to Esopus Creek.
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On Route 28 next to Esopus Creek.

 

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Comments [2]

upstater

Thank you, littleman. I noticed the same thing and hope the editors correct it.

Sep. 01 2011 09:23 AM
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littleman

Wadhams & Keene are not Catskill towns. They are in the Adirondack mtns.

Aug. 31 2011 06:48 PM
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