Above: A mudslide on Route 10 in the Schoharie County town of Sharon on August 21, 2014. Photo via the Schoharie County Fire Wire Facebook page.
Heavy rains caused flooding and a mudslide in the town of Sharon in Schoharie County Thursday night, according to Sheriff Tony Desmond.
A shale and slate rock embankment north of the village of Sharon Springs washed out around 9:30 p.m. on August 21, blocking Route 10 for about three hours, Desmond said.
Route 20 in the village was also flooded, he said. "There was over a foot of water in the middle of town by the school."
The water drained away in a few hours, and the displaced gravel and debris was cleared away by 1 a.m. on Friday, Desmond said. There is some damage to the shoulders of the roads, which were open today.
Basements in the village flooded, prompting the Schoharie County Emergency Management Office to mobilize its Emergency Operations Center and the Red Cross to send personnel door-to-door to deliver clean-up kits.
According to a press release issued by the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, the clean-up kits will be available at the Stewart’s in the village of Sharon Springs until midnight tonight and from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 23.
Below: Flooding on Route 20 in the village of Sharon Springs on August 21. Photo via the Carlisle Rescue Squad's Facebook page.
