Hurricane Irene Coverage by WRGB CBS with Congressman Paul Tonko

Montgomery county is dealing with massive flooding from the torrential rains of hurricane Irene. marci natale brings us up to speed on the devastation and cleanup efforts there. building falling a piece of history crumbles monday-- literally-- right before a crowd of onlookers gathered on evelyn street in Amsterdam-- the historical Walter Elwood museum was just one of the casualties of hurricane Irene... its a very devastating situation. congressman Paul Tonko-- who's also an Amsterdam native and used to have an office in the building-- arrived at the scene early Monday to assess the damage caused when the Mohawk exceeded its banks-- flooding the low lying section of the city. it was just vast and unforgiving and huge tree trunks and pieces of furniture and vehicles coming down and filled with contaminant and pollutants very frightening. to give you an idea of just how bad this flooding is in Amsterdam, that museum that you see behind me-- that's crumbling but just beyond that is a yellow structure, that's actually the gates to lock 11 which were completely blown off. well be aggressive as we can to include the counties on the list of the disaster eligible and also making sure that information is fed people and whatever assistance they require. the Russo family-- one of the many in Amsterdam that will be seeking assistance-- their 91 year old restaurant-- russo's bar and grill is now surrounded by water we've had flooding here before, but the river has never over flowed like this. the overflow was so bad-- saint Mary's hospital evacuated it's patients overnight-- they're now allowed back-- just down the road is the train station-- which won't be welcoming anyone to Amsterdam any time soon. marci natale cbs6 news Amsterdam. ...

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[MrCondorAvenue]

Too bad! I feel so sorry for the WEM.....very sad