Devastation at Mill Pond - Stony Brook - following night of thunder, lightening, and torrential rain скачать в хорошем качестве

Devastation at Mill Pond - Stony Brook - following night of thunder, lightening, and torrential rain

Not since 1911 has Mill Pond in Stony Brook, NY, been drained completely of its water, fish, turtles, ducks, and other wildlife. Aquatic birds were nowhere in sight. Only a row of ancient beer bottles were on view the next afternoon August 19, 2024, as people wandered the shoreline in disbelief. Residents from an adjoining house had been evacuated. In this video you can see the fence by their back porch had slid down the bank into the water. Broken apart and swept away during the night, the road to the historic Grist Mill was blocked off the next day by a team from Suffolk County's Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services. The construction of the Grist Mill in 1699 created Mill Pond. The wooden structure we see today dates back to 1751. This is according to Wikipedia. Question: as the rain was pounding down endlessly, did anyone think to open the flood gate that would have let some of the water escape through the mill?