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Flood in New York, USA on October 12 2019 04:54 AM (UTC).


A local state of emergency remains in effect in Hampton Bays after Thursday's storm sparked major flooding on Dune Road, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. "There was major flooding on Dune Road," he said. "The primary dune washed away around 6 p.m. last night in the vicinity of the town's commercial dock. They have been rebuilding it all night."

Schneiderman issued the emergency order effective Thursday due to severe erosion and the potential of coastal flooding along the eastern end of Dune Road in Hampton Bays, he said. The section of greatest concern has been east of the Ponquogue Bridge and opposite the Shinnecock Commercial Fishing Dock, town officials said. Schneiderman spent hours on Dune Road Thursday; Suffolk County's response has been tremendous, the supervisor said.

"The county has been moving 50 truckloads of sand, relocating it from stockpiles," Schneiderman said. The area was very close to breaching, with almost no dune left on the eastern end of Dune Road, he added. The county, he said, "is holding back the tide. It's an impressive project...

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