This year’s hurricane season was an unusually costly and damaging one for New York State residents. And as the winter sets in, it will take several more months for people in areas ranging from Adirondack Mountains to Binghamton to get back to normal, according to a New York agency association.
“There were certain communities, particularly in upstate New York, that were really hard hit by Tropical Storm Irene. There is a small town near Albany called Schoharie that suffered a lot of damage,” said Tim Dodge, director of research and media relations at Independent Insurance Agents Brokers of New York.
“The tropical storm also hit the southern part of the state very hard, particularly the area around Binghamton. And that area has been slow to recover as well.”
Winter Snow Will Slow Down Recovery Process
The clean up has been going on all through the fall. And it’s now December, he said. “It’s sort of unusual that we didn’t get a significant snow fall yet this year. It’s gonna happen pretty soon. And it’s gonna slow down the cleanup process.”
So it will be a few more months before everything is cleaned up. But the rebuilding process is going to take longer than that,
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