Elderly Couple Rescued After Being Trapped In Farmingdale Flood

FARMINGDALE, NY - An elderly couple were rescued after their car got stuck in the flood waters in Farmingdale on Friday morning, Deputy Chief of the Farmingdale Fire Department Ryan Tortoso told Patch.

The car got stuck along on Merritts Road at Hempstead Turnpike in at least 3 and a half feet of water, Tortoso said.

The couple was seen by EMS as a precaution but were both uninjured.

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There were two other cars trapped in the flood. They were both unoccupied.

Members from the department, led by Tortoso, as well as members from the Village Department of Public Works pulled the man and woman from the sunroof of the car.

The street was drained about an hour later.

In addition, in East Farmingdale, Route 110 north of Conklin Street was heavily flooded as well as both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Route 109, Tortoso said. However there were no trapped cars in those areas.

Tortoso said that the flooding was "horrible" all throughout the village.