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Heavy rains Sept. 29 caused flash floods in Nassau County. More than 200 residents were evacuated from their homes in the Elmont Senior Center Complex at 138 Elmont Road by Fifth Precinct police, the Elmont Fire Department, the American Red Cross and the county's emergency management office.
Courtesy Jackie Davis
Approximately 200-300 residents were evacuated Friday afternoon from the Elmont Senior Center at 138 Elmont Road after police observed flooding conditions.
Nassau police said the Elmont complex had several feet of water in the basements of multiple apartment buildings before 3 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The residents were evacuated as a precaution by Fifth Precinct police, the Elmont Fire Department, police Emergency Service Unit, police Marine Bureau, Nassau County Highway Patrol Bureau, American Red Cross and the county’s Office of Emergency Management.
Long Island Public Service Enterprise Group, known as LI PSEG, cut power to the buildings in the complex as an additional precaution.
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