Environment

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People walk around the debris after a flood in Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that began hitting the region late Tuesday night dumped about five inches of rain in four hours. (AP Photo/The Times, Spencer Tulis )

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People walk along the flooding damage in the surrounding area of Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that began hitting the region late Tuesday night dumped about five inches of rain in four hours. (AP Photo/The Times, Spencer Tulis )

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Cars lined up as the street and sidewalk are damaged after a flood in Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that began hitting the region late Tuesday night dumped about five inches of rain in four hours. (AP Photo/The Times, Spencer Tulis )

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Bianca Alakson and Ryan Showalter are devastated after they say police shot and killed their 10-month-old puppy while they were chasing a suspect through their fenced-in backyard in Redford Township. (WDIV-TV)