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Title: Rescues, places of refuge mark aftermath of Irene in New York town
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CNN
URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/ne ... .stranded/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Published: Aug 30, 2011
Author: CNN
Post Date: 2011-08-30 10:38:08 by go65
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New York (CNN) -- It took four trips by a state police helicopter, but 21 people who had been stranded by post-Irene floodwaters in a Prattsville, New York, house were rescued Monday without incident, a local official said. The group included four young children and a woman who appeared to be about five months pregnant, according to Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden. The group was stranded at a house that was cut off when all the bridges near it were washed out after torrential rains flooded homes and businesses and left the Catskill Mountains town of Prattsville largely cut off from the outside world. Another group of some 60 people took shelter during the storm at the Huntersfield Christian Training Center in Prattsville, and about 40 people remained there Monday night. Some in the group were able to head home on Monday, according to George Williams, youth leader at the center, but for others such a return would have to wait. "We're in safe ground so that's why we're a refuge for those," Williams said. Gallery: Irene leaves Vermont with flooding Mayor Cory Booker on Irene response Sister of Irene victim speaks out Is FEMA relevant? RELATED TOPICS Natural Disasters Catskill Mountains New York "We have a number of people that have gone back to their homes, but we understand that there is a lot of, at your own risk, where people are entering their homes and they believe that they're sound ... but some homes have shifted ... and there's just a lot of cleanup to do," he added. "There are some here that have nothing to go back to, so they don't know how long it's going to be." The shelter, which Williams said was about five or six miles from Prattsville's main street, had power generators and enough water for those there to swap it for food from nearby residents. People from the neighboring town of Windham brought food and clothes for those at the shelter, Williams said. Emergency workers rescued 87 people from the Prattsville area on Sunday, including 25 people who were stranded at a motel for hours after 70 mph wind gusts grounded aircraft.
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