People are cleaning up in parts of Rockland and Westchester counties following devastating flooding from Sunday's storm. Raging waters washed away roads and destroyed homes, leading to more rescues. LisaRoznerTV reports.
Piermont Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Goswick said he went first through the water to get to the man.
"We were afraid of the amount of water that was coming down. It's an old foundation so we didn't know what he structural integrity of the foundation and the house, itself, were going to be," Goswick said."When I got to the porch, it was pushing me so hard I didn't want to get in front of the house and get trapped underneath the porch.""I went in the house to close my windows because I didn't wan the water to come through the open windows.
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