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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.

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.”

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:

Veronica Volk is a senior editor and producer for WXXI News.