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Water supply disrupted as Hudson Valley village begins cleanup after ‘1,000-year flood’

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Highland Falls residents move wet belongings to their front yard to dry Monday.

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Crews dig out piles of mud from Main Street in Highland Falls.

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Collapsed road in Highland Falls area Monday morning, July 10, 2023.

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Welcome sign for Highland Falls, a 3,700-person village in Orange County

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Highland Falls Mayor Joe D'Onofrio, left, troubleshoots the day after a flood washed through the town.

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The village of Highland Falls has set up a temporary shelter at a local church for people whose homes flooded in a storm Sunday

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A fence filled with debris from the flood buckles over in Highland Falls.

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Many roads in Highland Falls were damaged during the weekend storm. Some were completely washed away, the mayor says.

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