MANVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Flood-prone New Jersey
communities hard-hit by last fall's big storms are preparing to get whacked
again.
The borough of Manville on the Raritan River is using its reverse 911 system
to warn residents about the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Emergency Management director Ken Otrimski says shelters will probably be
open Monday and residents will be allowed to park their cars at an old mall on
high ground.
Residents are being asked to review their flood preparation plans.
About 1,000 of the Somerset County borough's 3,000 homes were swamped last
year by Tropical Storm Irene and remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Some homeowners
in flood-prone areas were given the chance to sell their homes after that
disaster.
