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Mayor: Sewer improvements and grass strips to ease flooding in Queens

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Mayor: Sewer improvements and grass strips to ease flooding in Queens

QUEENS, NY (PIX11) – Sewer improvements and other flood protection infrastructure have been installed in flood-prone parts of Queens, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. In Queens Village, a 3-acre concrete median has been converted into a wildflower-planted grassy area that can help divert stormwater when city sewers overflow. This median — which can divert up […]

Sarasota evacuees seek answers about Debby flooding and how to rebuild their homes

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Sarasota evacuees seek answers about Debby flooding and how to rebuild their homes

Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Debby forces residents to evacuate Multiple rescue and law enforcement agencies evacuate residents of the Pinecraft neighborhood on Phillippi Creek in Sarasota Steven Jordan nervously watched the waters of Tropical Storm Debby rise in the Sarasota home where he and his wife have lived since 1992. In just under two […]