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Here's some of our local coverage of Prattsville. The town is in tough shape but it appears no fatalities been reported:

Town tackles flooding - YNN, Your News Now

Also, there is a Mohawk River - Schoharie Creek video. The Mohawk is about a 200-300 yards wide where the normally 50 yard wide Schoharie joins it. That creek is notorious after it collapsed a bridge on I-90 in the late '80s which killed a bunch of folks that couldn't stop in time.

Man, that is some video, Dave!!! The aerial video really gives an idea of just how extensive the damage really is----The bridge with no approach on either end really looks strange! Going to be a lot of work and a lot of $$$$$ to get the area back to anything near normal.

I spoke well too soon saying the news was making more about this then what it is.Watching the news about N.J. and VT,my heart and prays goes out to them.

45 confirmed dead.

I'm here. I had limated battery power/ time on the internet per charge on my laptop, but I got a lead cord to run into the room where the mobile broadband works.. Prattsville was hit very hard and 85% of the town is no longer inhabitable. to my knowladge, everyone in the town is safe, and I am because my house is way up in the hills.. I was down today helping the hardest hit buisnuess which is the hardware/ feed store.. the gas station washed away, and the bridge is twisted and buckled. 1 way out of town now, as they have reopened the road

some pics I took today

I am so relieved to hear from you. all of us were very worried. sorry about your towns losses but at least it was not loss of life. everything else can be rebuilt.

Good to see you are safe matt..It isnt nice to see water go through a town like that..and wonder if everyone can get out before it hits..Good to hear you live on a hill.Its the first thing I look for in a property...elevation..

Makes me think about what kind of claim those people have to turn in.Flood or hurricane??. I would think most people don't have a floor rider on there home owners.The news said FEMA doesn't have enough money to cover the damages.
Yeah-I pray for those poor souls that lost it all.

Depending on the area you live in decides weather you can buy flood insurance or not.
I know this because I asked my insurance man

i can not get flood insurance but a house 2 blocks down can. we are not on a federal flood plain. so if we flood we are screwed.

yep thats what they told me... And I live 500' from a river

some parts of this town flood ins is available. but not all

Good to hear you came through it ok Matt, was wondering how things were.....

Good to hear your well. Ditto also to what others have said. Wishing you well