The Capital Region and most of Upstate New York was just soaked in rain for the better part of a week. The result was widespread flooding, basements full of water, and a lot of excess water in places you wouldn’t normally see it. Friday may have been the worst day as a coastal storm dropped inches of water after an already very wet week.
Homes that are close to water had some other troubles as that rain softened the ground around them and in one case sunk a home and part of the road it was on into the ground nearly four feet on Saturday.
The Castleton Fire Department was able to document that event vis their Facebook page and if I were in that home I would have been terrified.
Home Sinks Into Earth
The result of an inspection had the area coned off and they advised people to avoid the area. The comments section also had other incidents happening around the same day with neighboring houses experiencing other issues as well…